Cast aside and forgotten by the family who should have celebrated them, a young person disappears without a trace for three years. When they finally return, they are no longer the overlooked child everyone dismissed—and those who wronged them must face the consequences.
what i'm supposed to be grateful for don vitilio marco stepped between us reporting early is her her choice. Please don't force her. For one hazy second, I almost thought he had become the Marco again. Marco, who used to protect me. Then Sophia suddenly cried out from the living room. Katerina panicked. Sophia can't breathe! She's having another anxiety attack! Marco's
changed instantly. He rushed out. Sophia was curled up on the couch, pale and trembling. The she saw Marco, she grabbed his sleeve. Marco, am I useless? Am I causing trouble for everyone again? Don't think like that. Marco crouched beside her, his voice gentle. I'm taking you to the hospital. The absolute certainty that I would understand. Elena, wait until I get back. The
door closed. I stood there without moving. My father spoke coldly. You see what condition Sophia's in? And you still want to fight with her over this? I said nothing and walked back to the room. So that was how it worked. Marco only stood behind me when Sophia didn't need him. I opened the bottom drawer of my desk and took out a chipped metal box. Marco and I had buried it when we were
attend. When my father found out, he had laughed at us before finding a proper metal box and us seal everything inside. There was a drawing I had made, Marco's broken toy dagger, and a note. The yellowed paper was covered in Marco's crooked childhood handwriting. Marco will always protect Elena. He won't let anyone bully her. I stared at it. Then I put the note back and wrote
beneath it. You don't have to protect me anymore. I'll move forward on my own. I closed the box and