Nicholas Visits Cassandra Time crawled by, each passing second more unbearable than the last.

She had no one left to turn to. It wasn’t until the following day that she finally managed to get in touch with Nicholas.

She had initially thought Nicholas wouldn’t come. Yet, he did.

The moment she saw him, Cassandra hastily smoothed down her disheveled hair, doing her best to make herself look presentable.

She sat across from him, her eyes brimmed with affection as she gazed at him. “Nicholas, thank you for coming to see me,” she said softly.

“But Nicholas remained unmoved. His expression was cold, detached.

“You don’t need to thank me. I came here to tell you something.”