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    I shoved her away and turned to leave the dungeon. Molly’s shrill cries echoed behind me, but I didn’t spare her another nce. A feeling of relief washed over me, as though a great burden had finally been lifted from my shoulders.


    Yet, I still felt no happiness. Perhaps it was because of all I had suffered in the pce. Maybe that was why victory brought no joy.


    The bright sunlight warmed my face as I exited the dungeon. I exhaled deeply. Atst, it was over, and I had recovered my mother’s ne.


    Despite everything, tears of relief streamed down my cheeks.


    yton gently wiped my tears with his fingers. “It’s all over now. I hope you experience nothing but happiness from now on,” he said.


    “I hope I do,” I replied with a tearful smile as I stood on my tiptoes and nted a gentle kiss on yton’s lips. “Thank you for always being by my side. And… I’m sorry.”


    I paused briefly, then continued, “I’m sorry I misunderstood you.”


    yton wrapped his arms around my waist and touched his forehead to mine. He returned my kiss softly and said, “I’m the one who should be apologizing. I’m the one who made you suffer. I promise to do better.”


    For a moment, all our worries and fears seemed to melt away, and we smiled at each other.


    However, a sarcastic voice cut through the moment like a knife. “You two have grown really close. To the point that you can now kiss each other openly.”


    Makenna’s POV:


    As someone approached, I stepped away from yton, feeling a little self-conscious, and turned to look at the source of the voice.


    “Dominic?”


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    Recognizing him only made my cheeks flush more. I cleared my throat, hoping to appear unbothered.


    Dominic stopped a short distance away, his arms crossed and a slight, teasing smile on his face. yton, however, remained calm and unfazed.


    “What brings you here?”


    Dominic smirked. “I just wrapped things up over there and heard Makenna was in this ce, so I thought I’d drop by. Didn’t mean to interrupt your private moment.”


    “If you knew you’d be interrupting, maybe you should have stayed away,” yton responded. Even though his smile was still soft, his words were cutting.


    The tension between them was thick, as if a fight could break out at any second.


    Noticing this, I quickly stepped in to ease things. “The sun is zing. Let’s head back and talk about thister.”


    “Humph!” Dominic let out a dismissive snort, clearly annoyed, but he gave in. “Since you’re pregnant, I’ll let it slide this time.”


    With that, he moved to help me, but yton quickly stepped forward, nudging Dominic aside with a forced smile. “I’ll take care of her. You’re too clumsy; wouldn’t want you to identally hurt her.”


    yton then carefully helped me away. Dominic, unbothered, strolled behind us leisurely.


    We made our way back to the house in silence. The moment we stepped inside, Alice hurried over, worry evident on her face.


    “Makenna, are you all right? I heard you went to the dungeon to see Molly. Did you get your mother’s ne?”


    Smiling, I reached into my pocket, took out the precious ne, and brushed my fingers over it. “Yes, here it is. My mother’s ne. I finally got it back.”


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