Not long after, Ember received a text message from Alas,
“Ember, can we meet?
“I know I went too far before. I shouldn’t have treated you that way…
“But I understand now. I know I was wrong. Please, give me another chance, will you?”
As Ember read the series of messages, her emotions were a mix of confusion and unease.
Although she had no memory of Atlas, a peculiar feeling tugged at her heart. Deep down, she sensed that she might have known this man in the past.
The blank space in her memory only intensified this nagging intuition.
No matter what, she felt she needed to uncover the truth, and that meant meeting Atlas in person.
With that thought in mind, she replied to him, “Let’s meet.”
“What’s wrong?” Forrest asked, noticing that she seemed to be preparing to leave. “Where are you going? Do you need me to take you?”
“No need. I’m just… going to meet someone.”
She looked at Forrest’s warm and gentle gaze, and an uneasiness crept into her heart.
What if Forrest got upset about this?
Yet when Forrest saw her hesitation and the way she avoided his gaze, he already had a guess about who she was meeting.
“It’s that man from the other day, isn’t it?” Forrest sighed softly.
After their encounter, he had looked into Atlas and learned about his family and background.
He was from the capital’s Ferguson family… Forrest raised an eyebrow at this. Clearly, Atlas came from at powerful family.
But this was Oceanus, and Forrest had confidence in his position here.
Atlas wanted to try to take Ember from him? That was not going to happen.
“Yes,” Ember admitted with a nod. After a moment of hesitation, she decided to share her thoughts. “I keep feeling like I might’ve really known him before.
“To be honest, there’s a gap in my memory. I think he might be connected to it.”
She let out a bitter smile. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you earlier.”
But Forrest shook his head, opening his arms to pull her into a gentle hug. “It’s okay. It must’ve been a painful memory if you forgot about it, right?
“Whenever you’re ready to talk about it, you can tell me everything, alright?
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“I have plenty of patience. I don’t mind waiting. It’s my duty as your boyfriend.”
Ember’s eyes turned misty. Since losing her parents, she hadn’t felt this kind of attentive care from
anyone.
“Thank you.” She hugged Forrest tightly in return.
“I promise, once I figure out what’s going on, I’ll tell you everything.”
Atlas sat by the window inside a cozy café. His eyes were fixed anxiously on the entrance.
His heart wavered between nervous anticipation and hopeful excitement as he waited for Ember to meet
