Connor threw himself into Olivia's arms, tears flowing like a waterfall.
The idea of it being a dream feared him. "Mom, is it really you?"
Olivia failed to hold her tears back as she kept repeating, "Yes, it's me. Sorry for coming to you so late."
"I thought you didn't want me, Mom. I waited here for years."
Whenever the season for the cherry blossoms to bloom came, Connor would come to the watchtower.
However, even if he waited until the flowers withered, she never came.
Ethan told Conno