Max was silent for several minutes, his thoughts unknown. Then he stood up from the chair that turned into dust and jumped out of the crater.
"Take me where everyone is." He said to Garima and put his arm around Garima's shoulder before circling his other arm around Amara's slim waist.
Garima flinched at the touch and instinctively wanted to push him away but stopped herself and nodded before taking off.
Swoosh!
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After Ashton left with Luman Arcadius' group, Ryan and Elena brought the distraught Garfield family to their mansion.
In the hall, Anna was bawling in Esther's embrace while Noah also had tears in his eyes as he stood holding his wife's hand. Although he couldn't be called a good person because of Mark's influence, he still loved his mother and was naturally heartbroken.
Mina was sitting silently on a chair, her head down. Her shoulders were trembling every now and then, which told everyone she was also sobbing.
