Chapter 466

Upon hearing Eleanor's words, a faint haze passed over Morris Harrison’s aged face. Leave? He pursed his lips, a vague depth surfacing in his gaze. Indeed, the thought of leaving wasn’t foreign to him. However… Morris Harrison squinted slightly, his eyes distant. “I have contemplated leaving. After all, Pear Blossom Island isn’t my home; it doesn’t tie me to my roots. Yet—” A trace of melancholy flickered across his timeworn features. “I have nothing to return to. In that cold world, devoid of family, without friends, where I am merely a drifting soul, does it really matter where I go?” “To stay on Pear Blossom Island, where the sun is warm and life is simple, is not such a bad thing. And here, at least, I have a purpose.” “Leaving means embracing uncertainty. But staying… I have no regrets.” Eleanor said nothing, merely listening. She understood his reasoning. Everyone had their own choices to make. But for her, staying was never an option. She longed to return. To the place where she