My mind wandered off for a moment, and I looked up a t the sky, suddenly realizing that time was passing too quickly. I felt as though I had just left Whaldorf City, but I had been away for more than two months now.
I lowered my head and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm back in the country."
I believed he must have been very worried when we met abroad. We were in such a dangerous situation and I was taken away by Milan before we had time to say a word to each other.
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.
After a period of silence, he asked carefully, "I'll come t o you?"
I pursed my lips. "Maybe not. I’m doing very well.
Don't worry."
"I want to see you." The man's voice sounded somewhat restrained. I could feel his emotions through the phone.
I had not heard such words in a long time and could not help but feel a little touched.
"Theo." I took a deep breath. "I'm really fine."
Initially, I wanted to tell him to try and live his own life, but I knew that he would get mad if I said that.
"I'm not fine at all."
His voice sounded a little low with a hint of urgency and repressed emotions. "Wanda, there's a banishment limit for everyone. You want to go out and be by yourself. I respect that and am willing to wait here for you, but you can't keep driving me away like this. I refuse to face these lonely nights and rely solely on memories. I want to see you. I want to see you now."
I was momentarily dazed. This was my first time hearing Theo confess his feelings for me without a single reservation.
If he were in front of me now, I figured I would hold him tight and tell him that I missed him very much too.
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