Blake wished she could feel as Grace suggested, but she knew she could not. She could not stop loving Kevin, could not stop wanting to be with him.

Blake recalled her quarrels with Kevin and her anger at him in the past, telling him to go as far away as possible and that she never wanted to see him again. Those all felt so hollow now.

She had given him her all, hoping to be by his side, even if it meant returning to her role as his insignificant assistant. What she once loathed had become her most desperate wish.

'Kevin, you promised me you'd return after three years, yet here I am, feeling abandoned. If given the chance, I'd erase every quarrel, every harsh word,' Blake mused, her heart heavy with regret and yearning.

Grace expressed her concern, "Look at this. Ventropolis is not safe anymore. Be careful when you go out. I'm worried about Mya. I fear she might have gotten into trouble, possibly even abducted."

Blake took Grace's phone and saw a news report about a crackdown on th