Yvette's expression lit up with the thrill of gossip. "Who are we talking about? Is it Dr. Wilfred?"

"It's about a friend," Karina lied smoothly, her face betraying nothing.

Yvette's face immediately screamed, "Yeah, right."

"Come on, at least come up with a better excuse. That 'it's for a friend' line is so overused it's practically expired," she teased, before shifting gears. "Alright, spill the details. And don't leave anything out. I want to know everything. Not just for gossip but to help you figure things out."

With no other choice, Karina recounted Wilfred's hot-and-cold behavior toward her.

After hearing the story, Yvette leaned back with a sharp hiss, as if processing something heavy. "I think your, uh, friend's boyfriend might just have something he's keeping to himself. Maybe there's a reason he doesn't want her to know." Karina's brows furrowed slightly.

*

"Think about it," Yvette continued. "If he really didn't care, would he have been so quick to catch her when she almost fell? That's not how indifference works."

her mind. Without the haze of emotions

usual. There was a faint but unmistakable emptiness in his eyes, a lifelessness that set him apart from his

been so caught up in her own frustration and sadness that she hadn't

stood, leaving her food untouched. "Thanks, Yvette. I

be more important than eating? Hey, come back!" Yvette called after her,

anticipation and nervous energy coursing through her. The frustration and sadness from yesterday had vanished, replaced by

to the director's office stretched ahead, and there he

wasn't alone. A colleague was speaking to

only approved because of your influence. If we succeed, it'll significantly

received no response. He toward where Wilfred's gaze added seemed fixed, wondering what could possibly hold his attention

"I've heard enough. Send the project proposal to myoffice later, and I'll review it. I

that, Wilfred left the group behind

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