Humans are often slow to react.


    At that moment, ire realized she had truly fallen in love with charlie. However, their rtionship had never developed properly due to its unusual beginning. Now, she wished to set things right—but it was toote.


    She clearly understood that she needed to leave charlie, both for moral and practical reasons. Whether her departure was temporary or permanent, she had to first disappear from his world.


    In doing so, she had already missed the best chance to steer their rtionship in the right direction.


    Stephen Thompson noticed her pained expression and understood how difficult this was for ire.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Leaving charlie didn’t just mean leaving her husband—it meant severing ties with her entire social circle.


    Not only she, but her parents as well, would vanish from their current lives without leaving a trace.


    She had also begun to suspect a deeper rtionship between Stefanie sun and charlie, which only made things moreplicated.


    Thinking of this, Stephen Thompson felt a twinge of sympathy for ire. He sighed and said, “Mrs. Wade, you don’t need to worry too much about Miss sun. Though she’s engaged to the young master, he remains deeply loyal to his marriage with you.”


    ire stayed silent, her thoughts drifting to the interaction between Tawanna and Stefanie sun at the Eastcliff concert a few days prior.


    She had long suspected the masked assassin was her husband, charlie—but now she waspletely sure.


    She once couldn’t understand why Tawanna would fall for charlie. But now, she realized that while Tawanna might be more famous than Stefanie sun in the entertainment world, she was far less wealthy. Even someone as exceptional as Stefanie sun had loved charlie for years—so was it really surprising that Tawanna would, too?


    So think about it again—why are girls like Doris Young, Jasmine moore, and Fei Kexin, each more outstanding than thest, all so respectful toward charlie? Perhaps they’ve already fallen in love with him…


    The thought broke ire’s heart. A wave of sorrow surged through her, and tears welled up in her eyes.


    She remained quiet for a moment, trying to hold back her tears, then said to Stephen Thompson, “Thank you, Stephen Thompson. I’lle see you again before charlie’s birthday. We’ll talk about the specific arrangements then.”<fnad54> Follow current nov?ls on Find_Novel(.</fnad54>


    Stephen Thompson gave a gentle nod and replied respectfully, “I will be waiting for Mrs. Wade at Qixia Temple. If you have any instructions, I’ll carry them out to the best of my ability.”


    ire bowed slightly. “Thank you, Stephen Thompson. And thank you, Master Jingqing.”


    Then she looked at the fresh flower in her arms—vivid and full of life—and said to Master Jingqing, “Master, I’ll return this flower to you.”


    Jingqing shook his head, put his palms together, and said, “Amitabha. This flower was revived through Mrs. Wade’s destined encounter. It now belongs with you. Please take it and care for it well. It may live for several more days.”


    Aura is the fundamental energy of all life. Jingqing had infused the withered bouquet with aura, which restored its vitality. However, his own cultivation was limited, and the small amount of aura he provided merely revived the bouquet rather than allowing it to continue growing. Had his cultivation been higher and the aura greater, the bouquet might have flourished into a rare bloom unseen in the world.


    It was precisely because the aura was subtle and gentle that the effect was so seamless. Even when ire gave the bouquet to charlie, he wouldn’t be able to tell that anything had been done to it.