My Wife is a Hacker by Summer

After getting into the car, Patricia leaned back in her seat and stared out the window, her expression lonely and lost in thought.

Lulu nudged Nicole and nodded toward Patricia, asking softly, “Is she okay?”

“She’ll sort herself out,” Nicole replied. Whether something was wrong or not wasn’t always obvious, but ultimately, it was up to Patricia to confront it.

As the cars started and headed toward the restaurant, Nicole frowned and glanced in the rearview mirror, noticing Ellar’s car following them. ‘He’s really devoted,’ she thought, a bit of resignation in her tone.

At the restaurant, the group entered to have dinner. Ellar, showing some restraint, didn’t make an appearance.

Waiting outside the restaurant, Ellar looked in, his heart aching for Patricia.

conspicuous bandage on her face drew sympathetic glances from

but Ellar could still tell she was deliberately

need to talk to Martin to understand Patricia’s condition and the

among the diners quickly warmed

Ellar and Patricia’s injury. Lulu shared some amusing stories, helping shift everyone’s

efforts to care for her feelings. Despite her mixed emotions, she knew she had to stay optimistic, surrounded by

the group left the restaurant and went their separate ways. Nicole noticed Ellar’s car didn’t follow

off at her apartment, she reminded her, “He knows

then nodded slightly before

lost contact with her and wouldn’t have