Fox turned back to look at Evan, her gaze lingering for a moment. After a long pause, she said, "Thank you for returning my things."
That simple statement felt like a definitive break between them.
Evan's dark eyes softened as he replied, "Don't go out late at night anymore. You should
rest."
He didn't add that she'd end up exhausted during the day, surviving on multiple cups of coffee just to stay awake.
Fox chuckled lightly. "I enjoy late-night outings-it's a habit I'm not ready to break. Goodbye, Evan."
With a small wave, she turned and, under his watchful gaze, opened the door. Within seconds, she vanished into the night.
safe in Wildridge Manor, Fox felt no
in Huyoniville. If she returned to Wiltspoon too soon, Evan would visit Du's Group, fail to find
wouldn't dare lose
skillset her ability to scale walls and evade detection-Fox wasn't willing to provoke Grandma York. Getting caught by the sharp-eyed matriarch?
Evan returned to his room, phone in hand. He sat down on the bed, eventually reclining halfway as he aimlessly
contact his eldest brother, but the hour was far too late. His brother and
out several long messages, only to delete them each time. He didn't dare
he sent a quick
"You still up?"
Tatum eventually responded with a voice
miss has an early morning tomorrow, so
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