Chapter 31

• Michael's POV
• As another patient left my office, I could see a figure appear– a soul on the brink of self-destruction, forced to flee the world because of a cruel betrayal of love. Her harrowing experience mirrored my own, relentless battle for Adeline's emotions. However, thinking about it raised a troubling question: Was my existence enough to put up a fight? This tormented patient, in my efforts, opened my eyes to untapped depths, revealing vast possibilities that I had failed to explore to capture Adeline's heart. Desperate for distraction, I tried to get her out of my head. Yet every turn brought me back to her like a crazy compass pointing relentlessly in her direction.
• I closed my eyes and imagined her body gently cradled in my arms, something she unconsciously owned. Imaginative fingertips dance in her silky cascade of hair as her lips trail down my neck seductively. This charming reverie was suddenly shattered; my dream symphony was interrupted by the protest of the creaking office door.