Nina nibbled on the cupcake listlessly.

Sheila offered her a cup of milk. “Nina, have some warm milk first. It’s good for your stomach.”

 
 

Obediently, Nina sipped on the glass of milk.

Both Davin and Sheila felt bad seeing how weak and haggard Nina appeared. Davin had an urge to send Chris to somewhere far away from Nina the moment their show ended. That was the only way to prevent Nina from ever bumping into him again in the future. Seeing Chris again would only trigger sad memories in her mind.

“Uncle Davin, Aunt Sheila, I’m full.”

 

“Are you sure you’re full? Nina, you really should eat more,” Davin persuaded.

 

“I can’t. I’m too full to stuff anything else.”

“Nina, you need to have more milk to replenish the nutrients you’ve lost. You look so haggard, like a wilted flower,” Sheila urged.

 

Nina pondered over her aunt’s words before she slowly sipped the milk using a straw.

still nowhere in sight. He glanced briefly at his watch to check the time. Logically speaking, Chris was supposed to be there already, considering that Davin had asked him to stand by for their arrival somewhere nearby the cafe when they left Imperial

 

them with anticipation in her eyes. “I guess it’s time for us to go since I’ve eaten and drunk as much as I can? I hate to seem impatient, but the clock is

us because I’m not scared of being scolded by him. Why don’t we take

help but curse Chris in his mind. Is that rascal facing

Davin, let me give you

to! I think it will get better by itself after I get some rest. Perhaps, I just sprained it on our way here. I know you can’t wait to meet Chris, so just give me five minutes, and then we will

 

as he sent a message to Chris: You won’t wanna know what will happen to you if you can’t get your butt here

after he sent the message, Sheila pointed at the counter. “That

direction where she was pointing and spotted a couple

Sheila has arranged to

a reassuring look. When Nina was not paying attention to them, she mouthed to

once-over. The young man, who looked clean and tidy, was giving out a warm and approachable aura. Nina really has quite a good taste in

you whether you

was only her way of directing Nina’s attention to

were lost in her own world. Sheila, who was getting anxious about the

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