You cannot force anyone to be in love. Nor can you exert any kind of pressure on someone to love you. Whoever needs to be in your life will stay, and whoever needs to leave will not even stay at your insistence. Therefore, it's best to accept the decision of the other person with a smile.
During my arrest, I held onto the hope that Kai would step in to help me. He was one of the most famous lawyers in the city. We attended high school together and even took piano lessons as a pair. When he expressed his ambition to study law, our dreams diverged, but our mutual support remained strong. I believed he'd stand by my side, fighting for me in the name of the love and trust we had cultivated over the years.
However, my hopes were crushed when he arrived to meet me with a sober expression and u
