Chapter: 1542

As noon approached, Corey headed to the kitchen to prepare her meal himself.

Gemma's eyes followed his retreating figure, a mix of emotions swirling in her gaze.

Gemma agreed to stay with Alicia, finding solace in the arrangement.

When packing Gemma's belongings, Corey's eyes fell on the meticulously folded clothes in the wardrobe, and Pierre's past dedication washed over him like a tidal wave. His heart constricted with an overwhelming regret that carved deep furrows of pain through his soul. The memory of Pierre's death and the innocent lives lost in Terriland weighed on him like lead mistakes so grave that even a hundred deaths couldn't begin to absolve them.

With trembling hands, Gemma retrieved a box containing Pierre's few remaining possessions. Among them lay a necklace, forever destined to remain ungiven.