Chapter 4

I asked the system: [Is he really going to die?]

The system replied: [When his fortune dries up and the candle burns out, he'll die, naturally.]

[But right now, he's got Leila with him.]

[Leila is remarkably similar to you, and her destiny is much like yours.]

[She can stand in for you for now and lend him some luck.]

[But she's not the real deal, so it doesn't work nearly as well.]

I got it.

No wonder Marcus brought Leila back here.

It probably wasn't just a random encounter. Someone must have orchestrated it.

He never truly needed Joyce.