"Victor, you look so much older. You've suffered so much all these years."
Nora gently stroked Victor's icy face. To her, those years had felt like nothing more than a nap. She was still young and beautiful, while Victor had aged considerably.
"It's all right, Nora. For you, what does a little suffering matter?"
Slowly wiping away Nora's tears with his cold fingers, Victor put on a brave face, not wanting his wife to worry even a little more.
"Nora, there's so much I want to tell you. I want to be by your side every moment, but...
I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I don't have much time left. I'm afraid I can't make you happy the way I used to..."
Before he could finish, Nora threw herself into Victor's arms.
"You idiot, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm happy right now."
Victor froze for a moment, then finally lost his composure. He held the love he hadn't seen in years tightly in his arms, tears streaming down his face.
"Stop, stop, stop. You're just coming here to work. Don't act like this is some tragic farewell. You're making me look like some bastard tearing a loving couple apart."
Standing at the general store's entrance, Zuo Ci stared at them speechlessly. He understood the joy of reuniting after so long, but did they have to turn it into a melodramatic romance?
You're coming here to work, not selling your soul. Honestly.
His deal with Mr. Freeze was simple: he would cure Mr. Freeze and his wife, and Mr. Freeze would work for him.
Everything had gone smoothly. Bathing in Spring's excessive healing had easily cured Nora's illness. Mr. Freeze's condition was more unusual. Though he was more or less cured too, his skin had turned pale blue, and his