Chapter 23

Tiana spent a full six months abroad before coming home. On the day she returned, Elliot personally drove to the airport to pick her up. She instinctively put on a mask and a hat before holding Elliot's hand and following him away. He knew what she was thinking and couldn't help laughing. "Ana, you don't have to hide anymore." She was taken aback. "Joseph gave up looking for me?" She froze for a few seconds after saying that. She hadn't said that name for almost half a year. She thought that when she remembered Joseph again, she would feel something—anger or hatred. But there was nothing. She rolled his name in her mind, and it felt like a stranger's name to her. Elliot reached over to take off her mask and hat, letting her long hair spill freely. "He hasn't given up. He's still searching the world for you, but it doesn't matter anymore. The Quills are done for, so even if he does find you, he can't do anything. They're no longer the untouchable behemoth they were half a year ago.