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Trial – Part 07

“Soon, I’ll lose sight in this eye. And I don’t think my life will last much longer either.”

Even his apprentice—who probably suspected something—had never heard him say it outright. To Luke, this was a full confession.

“Huh.” But the response was rather underwhelming. “So that’s why you won’t date Cecily. Or rather, why you can’t?”

“Yeah.”

“But what about Cecily’s feelings?”

Of course, he knew how she felt. It annoyed him how obvious it seemed to everyone, but he was also fully aware of his own feelings toward her. Even so, he couldn’t do it.

“I don’t know how long you have left, whether it’s a year or a month, but wouldn’t that time be invaluable to her?”

“And who can guarantee that it won’t just drag her down?”

Even if they cherished what little time he had left, his death was inevitable. What would Cecily do after