At the time, Annabelle thought she was going to die, so she closed her eyes and tricked herself into believing that Kendrick was right beside her.But no matter how valid the reason, she couldn't let Kendrick find out.Otherwise, he would get absurdly jealous and feel miserable about it.Besides, Kendrick was supposed to be unique—she shouldn’t have even allowed herself to feel that kind of illusion.Annabelle tightly shut her eyes, forcing herself to stop overthinking and just get some rest.She had assumed that with Aron sitting next to her, she might just be able to rest her eyes for a bit, but falling asleep would be impossible.However, when she opened her eyes again, three hours had passed. Not only had she fallen asleep, but someone had also covered her with a blanket.Looking over at the person beside her, she saw Aron quietly reading a book. There was now a pair of glasses perched on his high-bridged nose, adding a touch of scholarly refinement to his usual cool demeanor. As
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