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Ariel Morris made up her mind and truly forced herself to harden her heart.
First, she took a week off from school due to illness, just to avoid Arlo Seys. She directly blocked all of Arlo Seys' calls every day, not answering them.
Only in the quiet of the night did she hold onto her phone, looking at Arlo Seys' messages of concern one by one, and silently weep under the covers.
A week later, winter arrived too, and Ariel Morris's sick leave ended, so she had to carry her backpack and go to school.
As soon as she entered the classroom, her classmates gathered around her as if they'd discovered a new continent, chattering incessantly.
"Ariel Morris, you're almost catching up with Lady Tearful. That's a long sick leave you took!"
Ariel Morris gave a faint smile and didn't respond.
"Let me tell you, if you don't come back, your God Seys is going to be snatched away!"
Ariel Morris's fingertips froze, but she laughed lightly twice on the surface.
