Love Across the Light Years -The Devil CEO Indulges My Lies.-Chapter 7: New Beginnings.

Seven Years Later —

Ashvale Airport buzzed with travellers and ground staff. People arrived and departed as usual.

Yet today felt different.

Almost everyone paused at least once in front of the large TV screen broadcasting a live stream.

"Did you see that?" a traveller whispered, stopping before the screen, her gaze soft with admiration. "They are finally getting engaged."

"Oh, I have been waiting for this," another said excitedly. "I guessed it would happen before the year ends —and here it is."

"Clara Scott is such a goddess. Every bit of her deserves Dr. Colsen’s love."

"I heard they have had this arrangement since childhood. Fate, really. Even after growing up, they still fell for each other."

"Haha ... yes. I heard Dr. Colsen dotes on her endlessly. He would pluck stars from the sky if she asked."

At those exaggerated words, a soft chuckle sounded not far away.

It immediately drew attention.

The gossipers turned with a slight frown —only to pause at the sight of the woman standing nearby.

She looked casual, yet mysteriously striking.

Dressed in fitted denim and a black cashmere turtleneck, her long brown hair cascaded smoothly over her shoulders, like water meant to be admired. A black trench coat rested over her arm, adding effortless elegance to her otherwise simple attire.

"Excuse me?" someone asked sharply. "Did you just laugh at us?"

The woman smiled faintly and shook her head.

"How could I?" she replied calmly, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear and revealing the earbuds nested there. "I was reacting to something I heard online."

With that, she offered a polite smile and walked past them, wheeling her luggage, utterly unbothered.

As she left, the group found themselves watching her —unable to look away.

Only after she disappeared from sight did someone finally recover.

"Wow ... who was she?" one murmured, nearly love-struck. "Is she some celebrity?"

"I don’t know," another replied. "But she does look like one."

At this moment, the woman who had confronted her earlier frowned, realization dawning upon her.

"Wait," she said slowly. "Haven’t all the channels —online and offline —been covering only Clara Scott and Xavier Colsen’s engagement?"

Her friend nodded, confused. "Yes. But what does that have to do with her?"

"Idiot," she snapped. "That’s exactly the point. It means she was laughing at what we said. How dare she?"

"It’s fine," someone said casually. "She is entitled to her opinion."

"Maybe," the woman scoffed. "But how could anyone laugh at Clara Scott? She has everything —a perfect princess life, a successful career, loving parents, devoted brothers, and now such a doting fiancé. How could anyone laugh at someone so perfect?"

"True, but you are forgetting that the more someone is perfect, the more they become the subject of envy. Maybe ..." she turned to look in the direction of the exit. "... she is also just envious of Clara Scott’s perfect life."

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Outside,

The woman stopped when she heard her phone ring.

Pulling out the device, she swiped the icon to answer.

"Hello!"

"Adelyn, did you reach Ashvale?" the voice on the other end of the call asked, sounding slightly anxious.

Adelyn smiled. "Mhm-hm~ You can now relax. I am already here —and I am not running away."

Amelia let out a deep sigh of relief. "I almost thought you would ditch us at the last second. But thank goodness —we finally have some hope."

Adelyn didn’t respond.

"Oh well," Amelia continued, sounding far more at ease now. "Since you have just arrived, I think you should get some rest first. We will meet in the evening and sign the contract. I will also introduce you to Freya then."

"That works for me," Adelyn nodded.

"Great. I will share you the location later."

With that, they ended the call.

Adelyn pushed the phone back into her pocket and looked ahead before hailing a cab to her hotel.

But just when she was getting inside the cab, from a distance someone caught a glimpse of her.

He paused, his eyes searching, trying to get a clear look.

However, the distance between was just enough to keep it illusionary.

"Bryer," someone called, making him pause. "Who are you searching for?"

Bryer didn’t respond immediately. His gaze desperately looked past many people who were standing around. Only when he was sure that it was nothing but an illusion did he shake his head and reply.

"Nothing. Let’s go." And then, he turned and left with his team.

Meanwhile, elsewhere —

After hanging up the call, Amelia turned to Freya.

"Did you hear that?" she asked, and Freya only lifted her gaze to her. "She is here. And she didn’t ditch us. We can finally restart everything."

"She didn’t ditch us because she doesn’t know us yet," Freya replied pessimistically. "Once she does, she will leave —just like everyone else."

Amelia frowned. She walked over and sat beside Freya, reaching out to hold her hand.

"Freya, can we for once not be so negative? I know you have every reason to be, but life doesn’t stay hopeless forever. It’s changes with time."

Freya stared at her, unconvinced. "This will be the last time."

"Freya, you can’t —"

"Amelia," Freya cut her off at once, gently but firmly, not giving her any chance. "You are still young. You can’t keep lingering like this forever. It’s time for you to join someone who would help you grow."

She paused before continuing quietly.

"With my current situation, I am not sure I can do that anymore. The least I can do is let go —so my failures don’t become yours."

Amelia’s brows furrowed.

Freya offered her a weak smile. "Don’t look at me like that. I am only saying what I believe is right. I helped you finish our studies and enter this industry because I saw your potential. Watching you stake everything just to stay with me isn’t fair."

"That’s not entirely wrong as well," Amelia argued softly. "Greater risks bring greater rewards. And I trust when the time comes, we will also make greater profits together."

"This time I won’t let you," Freya said, her tone gentle yet final. "This will be your last time. After this, you will have to move on and join someone else, who will help you grow better and successful."

Amelia wanted to argue, but seeing Freya’s resolve, she nodded.

"Then let’s talk about this after we fail," she said quietly. "I trust Adelyn. I chose her myself. She isn’t the same. She will be our new beginning. I am sure about that."