From that day on, Kael’s desperate longing to see Iris grew stronger and stronger. He tried countless ways to end his life, like sharp knives, drugs, jumping from the rooftop, but he never succeeded. He always flinched at the very last second, lacking the final ounce of courage.. He jeered at himself, bending over and covering his face with his hands in agony. Kael fired all the servants in the mansion and restored the room exactly as it had been when Iris was here, living in a delusion as if she had never left. In the daytime, Kael would sit by the window just as Iris used to. He watched the sunlight shift inch by inch across the floor and observed the tree shadows swaying in the wind. At night, he drowned himself in alcohol, whiskey, vodka, whatever spirits he could find.Kael was terrified of being sober because sobriety was unbearable. In the silence, his memories would flood in like a tidal wave. He would see Iris's smile and tears, her calm gaze in her final moments, and that r
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