Chapter 1957
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Viola didn't give Vivian much time to think. She said gently, "You have two choices. The first is to send your parents back while you stay here with Manfred. The second is to leave with them and never see Manfred again."
Upon hearing her words, Vivian's face turned pale.
She stared at the familiar old woman before her, but not a single word came out. She had never faced a choice this difficult before.
Seeing her hesitation, Viola smiled, her voice even softer. "No rush. You can take your time. I'll come back before you reach Graystone, and then you can give me your final decision."
Then, as suddenly as she had appeared, Viola vanished.
The mist that had surrounded her moments ago also faded without a trace.
Looking around at the inn, Vivian knew that what she had just experienced was real.
Meanwhile, in the room next door, Manfred hovered between wakefulness and sleep when he saw an elderly woman with silver hair too.
She asked, "Do you want Vivian to stay? If you agree to one condition, I can make her forget everything and stay with you forever."
His voice trembled as he asked, "Forget everything? Everything from her world? Would she truly be willing to stay? And... does she have feelings for me?"
One question after another spilled from his lips.
Viola looked at Manfred and shook her head with a smile. "You can't be too greedy. Just tell me do you want her to stay?"
The word "yes" almost slipped out.
But if the price of keeping her was erasing all her memories, then he couldn't go through with it.
He could betray anyone, but he could never betray Vivian.
Seeing his silence, Viola chuckled again. "No need to rush. Take a few days to
think about it. If you decide you want her to stay, I'll know."
Viola vanished before Manfred could say another word.
His eyes snapped open.
The dimly lit room around him looked the same as before, as if everything he had just seen had been nothing but a dream.
"It must have been a dream," he murmured.
Pressing a hand to his aching forehead, he turned his gaze toward the window.
They were drawing closer to Graystone.
Over the past two days, letters from Graystone had arrived. That couple seemed to be preparing to leave, but
he had already sent people
IMS
them.
He didn't want Vivian to be disappointed.
She needed to see them.
stop
The next morning, both Vivian and Manfred woke up late.
After breakfast, the group set out on the road again.
The weather had finally cleared, revealing a bright blue sky with soft, drifting clouds.
They moved forward, bathed in sunlight.
Both Vivian and Manfred were in
good spirits today. The heavy
Vel
atmosphere from the past two days had lifted, and they talked easily along the way.
Manfred shared stories of
past
that had happened in the
years. In return, Vivian told
him about the modern world and the things that fascinated him the most.
They talked from morning until night. Then, the next day, they continued their
conversation, speaking from dawn until dusk.
Unknowingly, two more days passed.