His resolution of sending me away was as solid as his claims of concern for me, and a simple concurrence would’ve transported me far enough to forget all the misery that I had incurred in the course of a month and avoid the tragedies that were to occur in the succeeding days. But, the problem was that I didn’t want to leave.
Instead of selfishly going overboard with my emotions and expressing my desire to stay in Devonshire to further add up to my beneficiary’s miseries, I decided to enquire about his attachment to me, so that I’d only reveal my change of heart once I was convinced that I wouldn’t be adding to his inconveniences by refusing to go away.
In accordance with what I’d contrived, I told Kai, “Since the very beginning of our acquaintance, you’ve tried your very best to humili
