"For you, I've fought for so long, abandoned politics for business, and established Era. I've waited for you for eight years when your return was uncertain and you disappeared without a trace."
"Don't be cruel, Ariel Morris. I'm just fixated on you; otherwise, why do you keep pulling this trick, again and again."
"You simply want to hear me call you back, you want to see me anxious for you. Now you see it all, please wake up, okay?"
"My confidence seems so weak in front of you because you're so unfeeling, always wanting to leave me alone. Ariel Morris, I hate that I let you torment me but still can't harden my heart to tell you 'leave'."
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Arlo Seys sits at the bedside, speaking lowly to the slumbering Ariel Morris, a thin mist stains his slightly red eyes.
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In the blink of an eye, New Year's Eve arrives.
While every household is celebrating a happy reunion, every member of the Seys Family has a slightly heavy expression on their face.
