Rewind to when Annabelle was 14 years old. Elio, then just 20, appeared to her as nothing more than a frail little beggar.
The beggar’s injuries had healed, and he was set to leave Springvale Temple the next day. On the night before his departure, he asked Annabelle to draw something on the scar on his chest.
While she was drawing, the beggar asked, "If I become successful in the future and can grant you one wish, what would you want?"
It was summer at the time, and the house often leaked when it rained. There were also bugs everywhere. Annabelle replied, “I just want a clean and comfortable house.”
The beggar smiled and said, "If I were to give you a house, what kind would you want?"
Annabelle thought it was just the fantasy of two poor people imagining a better future, saying things
