I felt I didn't want to open my eyes again. Every time I opened my eyes and faced reality, all my hopes were always taken away and shattered into pieces. For the past few days, none of my days ended well. So, why bother intending to open my eyes today? It's better to keep my eyes closed and stay away from all problems. That way, my life will be much calmer. No need to argue with Adrian, compete for Luna's position, or try to appear flawless and perfect while carrying the Hawthorn name in my last name. Enough, I think it's better this way. I didn't want to deal with that mean Alaric again. "Achooo!" Hearing the sneeze, I opened one eye and was surprised to see Alaric lying on the sofa, reading some old documents while flipping through the pages. He raised his right leg over his left w