Chapter 77

I just smiled. "In the next life, I wish to be reborn as their daughter. Then... we'll be siblings."

Conrad's smile froze for a moment, then he gestured towards the risotto. "Your should eat more. You've gotten thinner." "Alright." I started to focus on eating the food.

Conrad kept watching me. I stopped eating only when I couldn't manage

another bite. Then, I took a few sips of the anti-inflammatory tea.

"Chris still cares about you. He made some anti-inflammatory tea for you and sent that using Mom's name," Conrad said.

I smirked. "Late affection is worthless.

The pain in my mouth dulled my appetite. I packed up the leftover food and said, "Conrad, thanks for coming. Tell Bree and Zack that I'll visit once I'm done! with work."

I pointed to the amusement park. "There's less than a month left before it's done. The lighting isn't even set up yet, so I'm actually really busy."

"Chris mentioned that too, but you still need to take care of yourself," Conrad' urged.

in the distance. "I have

be careful," Conrad reminded me

skipped lunch, and he barely spoke to me all afternoon. It felt like he

days, Brandon was colder and more silent than usual,

was fine by me, and I cooperated fully. The only difference was that wer now had regular breaks for water and rest. I wasn't sure if he did this for

end of the week, our progress was on track,

Chapt

uncertain.

intense workload

that she couldn't even finish her favorite TV shows

to review and summarize the day's lighting adjustments. I often didn't sleep until midnight

longer, I'd splash my

night, just after I'd done this, Brandon, who hardly ever spoke to me outside of work, sent me a message. "Are you asleep? If you're not, come over. I need to discuss

would've ignored his message. But he mentioned work, so I replied immediately.

somewhat alert now. I took

military green T-shirt and black cotton pajama pants. Somehow, he seemed even taller like this, making me feel shorter

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