He switched on the lights in the room. The room was neat and tidy. It was decorated in a macaron palette and there were plush toys lying around. Everything looked the same as before.
However, the room looked so much colder now that it was unoccupied.
Fade glanced around and saw an envelope on the desk.
He walked over and picked up the envelope. On the envelope, it was written, "To Fade Chen."
Seeing this, Fade's heart jolted. He opened the envelope and pulled out three neatly folded letters from within.
He opened the letters and his hands started to tremble. It was as if the letters in his hands were even more terrifying than any of the enemies that Fade had encountered before.
Taking a deep breath, Fade steeled himself and focused on reading the contents of the letters.
"Fade, by the time you read this, I should have already left Dragonville. Don't worry about me. Also, don't look for me. I am in a place that suits me better. For the time we know each other, I...."
As Fade continued reading, the image of Quin sitting in front of the desk, writing to him while recalling the time they had spent together surfaced in his mind's eye.
The letters were brief. It was mostly about the memories they shared. The letters didn't mention anything Fade wanted to know, including the reason for Quin's departure as well as the place which she had headed to.
"Why, why did Quin do this?" Fade had a lot of questions in mind.
Just then, he caught sight of the last few lines of the letters. Trembling, he muttered breathlessly, "This is..."
Fade was puzzled for a moment as he drowned in disbelief.
At the end of the letters, it was written, "The divorce agreement is in the drawer. Although we shared many memories, we are simply not meant to be. If you sign on the paper, we will be officially divorced. Go and pursue your new life. Lily and Momo are both decent women. If you..."
Reading this, Fade felt hot under the collar. He opened the drawer and saw the divorce papers in it. Quin's signature was found on the signature column.
No words could express how Fade felt as he held the divorce papers in hand. "Why? Quin, why did you do this? 1-1 really don't understand what came over you. Why are you leaving me? Why didn't you tell me?"
At that very moment, all Fade wanted to do was to rip those papers into pieces.
However, in that critical moment, he seemed to be struck with a thought. He did not rip the papers. Instead, he folded the divorce papers carefully and placed them in his chest pocket.
Gently patting the pocket, Fade whispered to himself, "Quin, I won't divorce you. I won't sign the agreement. I'll bring it with me and look for you."
Outside, the sounds of explosions filled the air, followed closely by colorful lights flickering across the night sky.
Fade looked out of the window and gazed at the beautiful fireworks blooming in the night sky. The midnight bell tolled, and the entire city was blanketed in festive cheer.
Fade felt nothing but dejectedness and loneliness. The hustle and bustle around him had nothing to do with him. It was as if he was isolated from the world.
Fade didn't know how much time had passed, but when he came back to his senses, the fireworks had already ended. The city had returned to the silence of the night.
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