_Kieran's POV_
The flames in the fireplace crackled softly. I sat alone in my study, staring into the golden light, my thoughts tangled like a forest at night. The letter to Katherine had been sent. The words I wrote still haunted me. I kept replaying the moment I handed it to Adrian, wondering if it had reached her. Wondering what she felt when she read it—if she read it at all.
But then, my mind drifted to last night.
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~ 《The Night Before》~
The restaurant was quiet, tucked away from the busy town center. It had soft lighting, warm scents of food, and the hum of music in the background. I had chosen this place for a reason. It was the same one Annalisa once told me she loved, back when things were easier between us.
She walked in wearing a deep green dress. Her hair was cur
