Let’s grab a coffee.”

Millie shook her head politely, declining Lois’ invitation. “Thank you, but I’m waiting for my friend.”

As she watched the figures of Leon and Lois growing distant, a chill settled over Millie. His words echoed in her mind – the prediction that one day she would find herself begging him.

Gripping the guardrails tightly, Millie’s nails tumed white. Faced with her grandmother’s dire condition, a sense of helplessness engulfed her. If begging him could make a difference, she would set aside her pride and plead with him in a heartbeat.

After leaving the mall, Lois felt an unease settle in and glanced at Leon with caution.

“What did you talk about with Millie just now?”

furrowed his brows, showing a

was on the

but the feeling that something

shake off the sensation that something was off between Leon and

same intuition when they were at the old

their initial encounter, she sensed

disdained to greet

in the store just now, he sat unmoving on the

to have approached Millie to greet her while

The inconsistency troubled her.

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