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.

impatient as Chris was 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

 

time for us to go since I’ve eaten and drunk as much as I can? I hate

by him. Why don’t we take

Davin was massaging his waist to buy more time, he couldn’t help but curse Chris in his mind.

Davin, let me

I just sprained it on

 

Davin’s fingers were furiously typing away under the table as he sent a message to Chris: You won’t wanna know what will happen to you if you can’t get

the message, Sheila pointed at the counter. “That

in the direction where she was pointing and spotted a couple

the one Sheila has arranged to play

When Nina was not paying attention to them, she mouthed to him, “We should get

looked clean and tidy, was giving out a warm and approachable aura. Nina really has quite a good

hear me? I’m asking you whether you know that

was only her way of

was unfazed. She had been sitting at the table in silence as if she were lost in her own

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