Chapter 518

Chapter 518:

Eileen sighed. “An adult doesn’t just disappear without a word. You won’t know what really happened unless you make an effort to find out.”

“I’ll call him right now. If he doesn’t pick up, I’ll call his mom!” Bailee shot out of the café, phone in hand, her fingers trembling with urgency.

Eileen watched Bailee from the window, observing her make call after call in vain.

Suddenly, a familiar figure caught Eileen’s eye. She turned her gaze to follow the limp stride of Milford as he entered the café.

A waitress rushed over to him. “You’re late. And what happened to your foot?”

“It’s nothing, just a little scrape,” Milford said, trying to brush it off. “Don’t worry; it won’t affect my work.” He stomped his foot to show he was fine, though his wince suggested otherwise.

good, then. Get to work quickly!” The waitress returned

notice Bailee outside, engrossed

short when he saw Eileen standing just outside the changing

in surprise, his face lighting

here. I should be asking you the same question. Why are you here?” Eileen responded, giving him a once-over. Her eyes lingered on his crumpled

academic pressure really that bad? Why are you working here? Shouldn’t you be resting at home on

tightened, but he forced a casual shrug. “I just thought getting some work experience

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your grades, companies will be tripping over themselves to hire you. Why would you

noticing how it barely touched the floor, making him

missed. Zola had seen the blood trail but hadn’t bothered to

nearly brought him to tears. “It’s just a minor

thoughtfully. “How much living allowance does Zola give you each month? You live so far from school. Do you stay on campus, or does she pick

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