The dining table was square, so everyone sat according to their factions. Colin and I sat on one side; Andrew occupied one side alone; Jasmine and her men took another side.

Right before I asked Andrew if he had prepared food for Queenie and when we could eat, she slowly walked into everyone's view with the wall as her support.

Her face was pale, and her body was so skinny and frail that it looked almost skeletal. Without the wall, she might not even be able to stand upright. Worried about her safety, I wanted to get up to help her. But Andrew was ahead of me. He dashed to her side and carried her in his arms.

Queenie struggled awkwardly for a while. But she was too weak to offer any resistance. In the end, she relented.

"Queenie, you're sick. Stay on your bed. You shouldn't be here," I told her earnestly.

anyway. We have guests. I ought to greet them. It's already very rude of me

take care of her for a while as he pulled out the seat under the table. Then, he went to the bedroom to find a blanket. He folded it into a square and placed it on the seat before guiding Queenie to sit down. He was the very definition of

now. You were still sleeping, so I thought I could wake you up later and feed

eat on my own. No need to feed me."

yet I couldn't help but think that she was alluding to someone else.

jogged to the kitchen to get Queenie some oatmeal. Queenie leaned against the back of the chair and smirked weakly, "Jasmine,

that I'm too sick to greet you just now. I'm Queenie,

frown but failed to retrieve anything from her memory. However, she remained

on ceremony. Also, Colin and I have known each other for

stayed here for a while, and I still think of myself as a guest. Oh, Jasmine. I heard that you were

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