Chapter 123 A Fairytale

• At first, Emerald worried that Gio was just fooling around and that Iris would end up getting hurt. But later, through Alaric, she realized that Gio was genuinely working hard for their future.
• It was only then that Emerald recognized how extreme her past views had been—believing that marriage was a trap and love was nothing more than fleeting sweetness.
• Iris, in her simplicity, had understood something far earlier than she did: love is about two people growing together, striving toward a shared future.