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“After that, Master Sergis took care of me for four years before sending me away to the academy,” I said as I recollect the terrible memories I had buried in my heart.
I lifted my eyes at Jerome, his expression blank and unexplainable. He blinked after realizing that the story ended, flinching as he meets my gaze. I raised a brow, wondering if he truly listened to everything I said.
He averted his gaze, pursing his lips as his expression tense up. “I… don’t know what to say…” he mumbled, unable to give any response. “I don’t want to say something like ‘it was hard’ when I know it has been hard for you.”
“It’s not like I’m asking you for any pity or any response. Just being there to listen to it and letting myself open up about it to you proves how much I trust you now,” I stated, gazing at him.
He tilted his head at me, mouth gaping at the un
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