Helena walked back to her dorm room, her thoughts swirling with worry and guilt, especially about Aether.
Victor's words still echo in her mind!
'I mean... I lied to him! I told him I finished my exams and went home, but here I am, still struggling to even finish them,' she thought, her face tightening in pain.
She let out a soft sigh.
The truth was, she didn't want Aether to see her like this—weak, overwhelmed, and failing.
After all, she had already let him down once, miserably failing against Aqualina.
He had trusted her to save everyone, and she couldn't deliver.... That failure still weighed heavily on her, and now, the idea of him seeing her flounder again was unbearable.
"Ugh... And now Fin is just making things worse!" she grumbled, irritation flashing across her face as she reached her door.