Did he… Did he know I was here from the very beginning?

Startled, I instinctively stepped back.

I hurriedly wiped my tears with the back of my hand and turned toward my father’s direction—only to find that he was no longer there.

Not even the lingering warmth of sorrow or longing remained for me to hold onto.

The Segrave Patriarch, Aurora’s father, spoke to me.

“There exists one who brought corruption into the world with his son’s blood. The spring, the source of all things, watches over everything.”@@novelbin@@

One who brought corruption with his son’s blood?

That couldn't refer to me, Vanilla, or Aurora.

In the first future, Ethan had also died at the hands of the Duke of Lancaster. That was when I realized—he was talking about Ethan’s blood.

At that moment, my vision abruptly shifted.

Like a film reel rewinding at high speed, time reversed in an instant.

Whirrrr—

And then, a scene unfolded before me.

A fifteen-year-old Cherry Sinclair lay in bed.

My mother was tending to me, while my father stood by, looking down at me.

I recognized it instantly.

How could I ever forget this moment?

This wasn’t a vision of a predicted future like the ones the spring had shown my father.

This was my past.

And I was seeing it through my father’s eyes.

“Mom, if I were healthy, could I have been a cricket player? People wouldn’t hate me, right?”

“…I’m sorry.”

Listening to our conversation, my father seemed to come to a firm decision. Taking a deep breath, he suddenly pulled something from his pocket.

A vial of clear liquid.

I knew exactly what that was.

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