The realisation hit Ricky like a lightning bolt. His eyes widened, and the terrifying answer presented itself to his mind.
"That means… This isn't your first regressing cycle in the academy, as I thought. You've regressed before. We two met in that previous timeline… Did we fall in love back then? Is that why you've been so cold to me here?"
"Fall in love? With a snake like you?! Hahaha! Don't push your luck, you damn pathetic loser."
As if she had finally found the opening she needed to pay him back double for his earlier words, Cissel broke into a ferocious, mocking laugh.
"We two will never be together, never," she spat, the words dripping with lava. "And we would have ended up being sworn enemies in this timeline too, if not for him…"
The mere thought of John acted like a potent sedative to her frayed nerves. Her face flickered for a brief moment, her expression softening. It was as if calling his name in her mind worked like magic on her soul, anchoring her to the present.
