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Another Defeat?
Edward
Timothy was visibly moved by the bouquet of roses, and it didn't take long for him to start crying intensely. I perceived anguish on Beatrice's face and sought an explanation for the boy's suffering at that moment.
Beatrice hugged and stroked his back and hair, trying to console him in the best way possible. As I watched that scene, I felt confused and out of place, as if I were an intruder amid their intense expression of emotion.
However, everything changed when Timothy opened his eyes and looked at me with those still teary eyes, wiping the tears away with the back of his hand and smiling at me, even though he was clearly in pain. I was completely taken aback by that expression and couldn't understand what was happening.
"Mom used to sell red rose
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