The flowers that had fallen into the mud, she picked them up one by one, and a ring revealed itself from the flower bud, shining brilliantly.
It was that gemstone ring...
Anna Jadwin picked it up with a vacant and disoriented expression, the flower bud slightly opened, revealing a note inside.
[Embracing you makes me richer than a king; losing you makes me more destitute than a beggar...]
Wayne Bailey's lost and disoriented face appeared before Anna's eyes, along with his unfocused, empty gaze.
Tears suddenly welled up and fell heavily.
Anna carefully held the flower, wiped the soil off the ring, and wore it on her finger.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Wayne Bailey—
She didn't have the vitality to respond to such intense love anymore.
Anna walked forward while crying, her face covered in tears, like a lost and bewildered abandoned puppet.
Outside the Baileys' Manor, a long line of RVs formed a dragon.