The first time, she lost her life, the second time... she was banished to Blue Star.

However, she had already come back.

...

Wayne Lane and Sheffield Benedict walked down the stairs together, locking the room behind them.

They sat in the living room downstairs.

Wayne Lane took two glass cups and a bottle of wine from the cabinet.

He rarely drank alcohol; most of the wine in his house was for collection. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Since the First Year of Stellar, alcohol and tobacco had become scarce commodities.

Even food was the same.

Those who could now run a restaurant were as esteemed as those who used to run a bank.

It was a symbol of wealth and status.

Sheffield Benedict’s family owned a restaurant, and his mother was a noble of the imperial royal family.

"Did she say anything this time when she came back?"

Sheffield Benedict also knew Hannah, like Wayne Lane, they were childhood friends.

Only, their little childhood friend was sometimes quite temperamental.

Sometimes she was easy to coax, but she also held grudges for real.

Most of the time, she looked cheerful, gentle, and easy to get along with, but nobody could truly understand what was on her mind.

Wayne Lane reached for the wine cup and took a small, contemplative sip.

It was less like he was drinking wine and more like he was tasting tea.

He didn’t respond, but Sheffield Benedict was used to it.

Their families were long-time friends and they had grown up together; Sheffield knew Wayne Lane’s temperament very well.

Reserved and cold, even if his heart was shattered to pieces, his face would reveal nothing.

"Is she talking about taking revenge?" Sheffield Benedict guessed correctly.

Wayne Lane nodded slightly and drank more than half of the wine in his cup.

"This time, I can’t stop her."

Sheffield Benedict also picked up his wine glass, he didn’t drink it, just gently swirled the glass with a soft, mild smile on his lips, "Did you bring her back initially to protect her?"

Wayne Lane fell silent again.

"You should have told me in advance." That way, he wouldn’t have been so passive on Blue Star, ending up just an observer.

Wayne Lane explained, "I just didn’t want to involve you."

Sheffield Benedict’s position was at the center of imperial royal power struggles. Though powerful, it entailed wide ramifications, considering also his noble mother, his constraints were even greater.

Thus, this matter had to be handled by him alone.

This, Sheffield Benedict naturally understood too.

Regardless of the involvement, he was already deep in it.

Hannah had died once and come back to life.

This was known only to a small part of the royal family, highly confidential.

For the royal family, Hannah’s resurrection was as dreadful as a "ghost demanding a life."

They were all afraid.

So there was only an internal warrant issued, asking Wayne Lane to apprehend her.

Sheffield Benedict knew Hannah’s capabilities, so he was quite surprised to hear that Hannah had been captured.

He asked Wayne Lane if he had used a "beauty trap."

Seeing that Wayne Lane’s expression was as cold as ice, he knew, it wasn’t a "beauty trap" that had been used, but rather a "honey trap."

He had fallen for it as well.

Nevertheless, they both had stood on the opposite side of Hannah before.

Simply put... they were childhood friends with Hannah, but also with Emma.

When it came down to choosing between the two, Hannah had been abandoned several times.

Young boys and girls do not understand love, thus they are always heedlessly failing and missing each other.

When they finally come to their senses, all that’s left is bitter regret.

After a long while, Sheffield Benedict set down his wine glass, "I’ve covered for you about bringing Hannah out of the dungeon."

Wayne Lane responded, "Thank you."

The dungeon couldn’t confine Hannah, nor could Wayne Lane.

This, they both knew.