Chapter 1701

Skyler’s train of thought was yanked back to reality when her phone’s ringtone pierced the silence. She fumbled for the device and answered the call. It was Tina on the line, “Skyler, can you swing by the office?”

“Sure thing.” Skyler replied.

After hanging up, she quickly got herself together and hurried off to the game development studio.

They needed her input on the final touches of the video game’s theme song-a project that Zavier and his team were personally developing. He was fully invested in it.

Zavier’s presence at the studio didn’t deter Skyler from getting into her work groove. The morning turned into a blur of busyness, but the results were fantastic, and the mood among the team was jubilant.

At lunchtime, Tina suggested they all head out for a celebratory feast.

Skyler felt like her head was filled with lead, too drained to entertain the idea, “I think I’ll pass.”e2

Zavier noticed her pallor, “You feeling okay?”

She shook her head, trying to downplay her fatigue, “I’m fine.”

But Zavier wasn’t buying it. He reached out, pressing his hand against her forehead, “You’re burning up. Have you lost your marbles?”

washed over her, “Why are you being

with me,” Zavier

asked, confusion lacing her voice.

“To the clinic.”

through a morning’s work with a fever, it had only gotten worse.

her, “You got sick

slipped back into sleep. When she next opened her eyes, Zavier was there, looking about as pleasant as

grumbled as she regained

shook her head in response.

health is your capital. Don’t gamble with it,”

dream of it,”

coming to

I’m alright

a suggestion. It was a notification,” Zavier

by a sudden surge of

Zavier shot back before

herself and took a bus back to

lyrics that Carter had given her. After wrapping up at Carter’s music studio, she bumped

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