Edwin was shocked beyond his expectations. When Ruth barged into his office while crying, he was too stunned to react. He was so submerged in playing the piano, the only musical instrument he knew how to play, to hear her heartbeats or recognise her scent before she came.
He immediately ran towards her to ask her what happened, and why she was crying. Every tear that fell from her eyes slashed his insides over and over again. But the most disturbing part was the fear in her hazel eyes.
He had never seen her that scared, not even when he found her in the woods months ago. He had seen her angry, heartbroken, depressed, but he had never seen her so scared of something as if she believed she could not escape it.
Before she answered him, she lost her consciousness and fainted out in his arms. Edwin did not know what to do. As he could not take her out of his office in that state without drawing unwanted attention, he picked her up in his arms and placed her on the nearby couch.