Chapter 151

A soft hand slipped into hers. “Hey…” Mini’s voice was gentle, pulling her out of the spiral. “You’re thinking about them again, aren’t you?” Elyana stayed silent, but her glistening eyes answered for her. Mini gave her hand a squeeze. “You might feel like they shut you out forever, but not everything is as it seems. I heard something a while back, from someone who still works near your old neighborhood. Your father… he wasn’t as heartless as he acted.” Elyana turned her head, startled. Mini nodded. “The accident—you know, the one where the papers claimed you died trying to run off with some man? It shocked the whole City. Everyone believed it. But even after publicly disowning you, your father never stopped visiting the cemetery. He built a small tombstone under your name… and he goes there every year on the same day, rain or shine. Word is, he’s not doing well. Age and grief caught up to him.” Elyana’s breath caught in her throat. Tears spilled silently down her cheeks. During those