Because when the person you depend on for survival in this world is gone, the world loses its meaning of existence.
"Mabel, stay with me, guard me, and let's see if my hidden illness will eventually get better." He spoke to her like this.
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"Between us, who betrayed whom?" The sound of sobbing, and the tears falling on that beautiful face, made him feel such heartache.
Clover... Clover...
He reached out his hand, wanting to grasp that person, as if she were the only existence in the entire universe.
"Edward, if you think what we have is a mistake, then let it be a mistake. Let's pretend we never met."
It's not like that, Clover, it's not! He was wrong, he truly was wrong!
Though she was just within reach, he seemed forever unable to hold her hand.
"Asher, one day you'll regret this, one day you'll regret saying these words, you know? Your suspicion will only push Clover further and further away!"
In a blink, Clover's figure turned into his cousin's figure.
