Eld remained awake, lying on Miss Teresa's bed after she had left the area, unable to sleep.

  Meanwhile, Yuki and Li Yan woke up at 2:00 AM. Seeing that the snow was still falling, they decided to go downstairs to play in it.

  Eld heard their laughter and play, got up to look out the window, and felt a pang of jealousy and regret—he couldn’t join them.

  Days passed until one of the orphanage children contracted a contagious illness.

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  Makomo was severely affected by the disease, and the children were forbidden from approaching her, which saddened everyone.

  Anxiety and tension grew in the orphanage as the infection spread to other children, and Makomo mysteriously disappeared.

  Each time the children asked Miss Teresa about Makomo, she seemed confused and nervously claimed that Makomo had recovered and been adopted.

  But... was that convincing to Li Yan, Yuki, and Eld?

  No.

  It didn’t make sense—at all.

  To be continued...