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

composed, but Ellar could still tell she was deliberately keeping her head down, likely self- conscious

and the treatment options,’ Ellar

the restaurant, the atmosphere among

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

her feelings. Despite her mixed emotions, she knew she had to stay optimistic, surrounded

ways. Nicole noticed Ellar’s car didn’t follow them anymore; instead, it trailed Martin’s car. ‘He must be going to ask Martin,’ she

reminded her, “He knows now. You don’t have to

slightly before heading into the

lost contact with her and

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