Raina glanced at her wristwatch; ten minutes had passed, and Elias Hawthorne still hadn’t returned.
She turned her head to look; at Theater Number Two, there were no longer any people in line outside. Only a young couple who had arrived late were having their tickets checked.
Yet, Elias still hadn’t come back, and the movie was about to start.
Raina couldn’t help but furrow her brows. She wasn’t really concerned about missing the movie but was worried about Elias.
Elias, the Lord of the Dark Tower, held a high position and wielded great power, but he had also made countless enemies. Usually, whenever he went out, he was surrounded by an entourage, ensuring no chance for ill-intentioned people to get close.
Neither she nor Elias had brought any bodyguards today.
Even though both she and Elias were in disguise right now, that didn’t guarantee absolute safety. Previously, hadn’t Corvus Hades seen through her disguise as a man in the Umbral Zone?
The more Raina thought about it, the more restless her heart became.
Suddenly, she regretted it.
She shouldn’t have brought Elias to such a crowded and chaotic place. Even if they wanted to go on a date, there was no need to come here.
Unable to hold back any longer, Raina prepared to go find Elias, but as soon as she turned her head, she saw an enormous cotton candy floating towards her.
Upon closer inspection, the cotton candy wasn’t floating; it was being carried over by someone.
As the cotton candy got closer, Raina took the chance to see who was carrying it over.
Who else could it be but Elias Hawthorne?
He wasn’t just holding cotton candy; he also had a cola and popcorn.
Holding these down-to-earth snacks, Elias no longer looked high and mighty but just like any ordinary man in love.
Raina looked at Elias, holding this heap of things, in shock, hardly daring to believe it.
"Hmm?" Elias looked at Raina, a little confused.
"Did you have me wait here just to buy these?"
"Everyone else has them." Earlier, Elias had observed that every couple that appeared here seemed to have some snacks in their hands. Cola, popcorn, and cotton candy appeared the most frequently.
Raina understood the underlying implication in Elias’s words.
Everyone else has them, so my Raina should have them too.
What seemed like the most ordinary cause-and-effect relationship replayed over and over in Raina’s mind.
Suddenly, Raina couldn’t stop her face from being covered in tears.
Before she turned eighteen, she was the North Family’s only cherished daughter. Though her parents were strict, she was indeed well-loved.
But after eighteen, when her true identity as a false heiress was revealed, her status plummeted. To continue living in that house, she had to suppress all her brilliance, break her pride, and crawl at others’ feet to even have a place in the simple little room in the backyard.
Without her halo, no one cared about what she had or lacked, or what grievances she suffered.
During those years, the only person who gave her warmth and sincerely cared for her was her grandfather.
Yet, even though her grandfather cherished her, he would never say, "They all have it, so you should have it too."
Later, when Raina left Southgate and stopped suppressing herself, she learned many skills and lived life to the fullest every day.
Perhaps because, in those times, her radiant light shined too brightly, no one ever told her those words.
Except for Elias Hawthorne.
He so naturally believed that what others had, she should have too.
Seeing Raina’s tears, Elias’s nerves instantly became tense.
When he heard Raina’s tearful "thank you," he suddenly understood. Get full chapters from 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩