“This watch is a single edition. Two of it don’t exist in this world,” Ivy declared, and that blew my mind with happiness.

I guessed from this revelation that the chance of Valtor throwing me out was very low.

Probably, I was just overthinking, and the Faceless King might actually have feelings for me.

Still, I noted the word probably.

“Well, I came back to spend time with you while I still can… before the big mission,” Ivy confessed, her voice trembling with emotion. I dropped the watch instantly, and my mood shifted like a storm - cloud rolling in.

“Don’t talk like that. I believe you’ll survive the mission,”...