Chapter 158. Flashback

"Sorry, it's all because of me that you all have to go through this," Elle said, wiping the tears that kept falling on her cheeks.

"Elle, please! Stop talking like that. None of us blame you. In fact, we'd feel terrible if we left you and Ludwig here," Ivy replied. Chloe and Xienna nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, the men, who had seen the women outside for quite some time, began to worry. Ten minutes had passed, but they hadn't returned.

"I'm going to check back there, I'm afraid something's wrong," Ludwig said worriedly to his wife and friends.

"I'm coming!" Hans replied.

Bruno and Stefan exchanged glances and chose to join them.

Finally, the four men followed to the garden, which was quite close to the forest.

Elle and the others were busy searching on the ground.

"What are you looking for?" Hans asked.

"Ivy's ring fell, and we don't know where it rolled..." Chloe replied to her husband.

Bruno approached his wife, who was