Celine looked at Nico with a look in her eyes that was hard to interpret. Calvin had already fallen asleep in his small bed after being tired of crying. Now there were only the two of them in the room, and the atmosphere was heavy.

"I want to clarify something," Celine finally opened her voice. Her tone was cold, different from before.

Nico, who was standing by the window, turned his head. "What is it, Celine?"

Celine took a deep breath. "What I said earlier, about forgiving you... it's not entirely true."

Nico looked at her, his forehead furrowed. "What do you mean?"

"I only said that for Calvin's sake."...