After Clayton brought the old man to the cemetery, the elderly gentleman continued on his own and waved Clayton away.
Clayton understood that this was a moment not to be intruded upon, so he respected the old man's wishes and left.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtStill worried about the old man, he decided to sit on a bench outside the cemetery to keep an eye on things from a distance.
Across from him, there was a woman who appeared to have just left the cemetery as well. Her eyes were still red from crying.
Seeing this, Clayton felt a bit ufortable and stood up to avoid making eye contact with her.
Unbeknownst to him, the woman across from him was none other than his sister, Charlotte. It was all orchestrated by Dusky, who
had disguised himself as the old man to create this encounter.
Dusky's intention was to let the siblings meet. He would leave it up to fate whether they would recognize each other or not. Dusky
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmunderstood that after altering their destinies, the two should theoretically have no recollection of one another.
If he defied this, the consequences would fall squarely on him. However, he also knew that destinies were shaped by experiences,
not set in stone. He only knew one potential oue of their fates.
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