Due to work matters, Serena reluctantly had to return to Pandora. Going back to her roots after five years away, Serena unintentionally finds herself reunited with Rhys—the man she deeply loved but had to leave for a painful reason in the past. Their relationship ended without words, and Serena suddenly vanished into thin air from Rhys' life, almost driving him mad. However, the fate that brings them together seems to force Serena and Rhys to revisit a love that has long been obsolete. Serena continues to try to avoid it, while Rhys continues to struggle to put together every piece of the mystery of the puzzle that has been present between them. But what happens when the truth from the past turns out to be like a thorned rose growing in the wrong soil, ultimately causing pain to one of them? "The Forbidden Flower of the Dark Life: Poisoned Love" Story & Illustration by Bintang Hamal
"What's going on?" asked Serena to her two companions, who were now standing near the man, whose eyes were fixed on the commotion. Serena spontaneously turned her attention to the direction from which the sound came, and there she saw Morina who was now being taken away by two men by force. Seeing that really made her completely unable to calm down.
"I don't know what happened, but clearly, those two men suddenly came and made a mess by dragging Morina away."
"WHAT?" Serena shouted in shock, causing Rhys to spontaneously turn his head towards her. Rhys immediately widened his eyes as he saw the Serena he was looking for standing there. From his current position, Rhys could see that the woman looked panicked as soon as she heard the explanation from her two colleagues.