The Author's POV

A small smile spread across Amanda's face as she sipped her coffee cautiously.

When it came to smiling, she didn't do it very often, but today...she just couldn't stop herself from doing it.

Particularly after what had just happened half an hour earlier.

'On second thought, don't take the flowers.'

Amanda's hand trembled as she recalled what Ren had said when he stopped her from taking the flowers.

Despite accepting the fact that she liked Ren, she didn't expect to feel so delighted when he expressed his jealousy as clearly as he did.

'He was definitely jealous.'

As observant as she was, Amanda could easily tell from a glance what Ren was feeling back then.

His furrowed brows, his firm grasp on her hand, his stern voice...

They were all obvious indications to Amanda, and her heart raced unknowingly.

"Hey, Amanda."

"Uh, ah?!"

Amanda's thoughts were jolted by Ren's voice.

In light of her current state of mind, she could not help but be startled as her hand shook and her coffee spilled resulting in a few coffee stains appearing on the tablecloth.

Leaning forward, Ren asked.

"Did I surprise you?"

"…A little."

Amanda honestly replied as she put the coffee down.

"Fortunately, you didn't seem to have spilled on yourself."

"Yes."

Amanda softly replied as her eyes were drawn to the small stains on the cloth.

There was a twitch in her hand.

'I can endure it.'

Taking her eyes away from the stains, she smiled.

"I was just too deep into my thoughts. It's nothing big."

While she spoke, Amanda tried not to glance at the stains, but her attention kept drifting toward them as she curled her toes.

Putting her arm over the stains, she pursed her lips.

In an instant, her shoulders relaxed and she felt better.

'I can do it.'

Breathing a sigh of relief, she looked at Ren.

"So, what did you want to talk about?"

"Ah, nothing."

With a shrug of his shoulders, Ren leaned back on his chair.

"I just wanted to know if you wanted to eat yet."

"...Eat?"

Rubbing her tummy, Amanda thought for a moment before she nodded her head.

"Sure."

She was indeed feeling a little hungry.

"Great."

Trying to attract the waiter's attention, Ren raised his hand.

In no time at all, the last waiter arrived. They were greeted by a different waiter than the previous one.

This was to be expected.

the

can I help

a bright smile on her face, the waiter greeted the

picked up the menu and pointed his finger toward a

like to

excitement, while pointing at the menu, Ren's elbow came into contact with his cup

"Ah, crap."

pushed his body back

clearly startled the waitress as her body jerked

happened that her face turned a little red

wry smile on his face, Ren scratched the side of his

we have the cloth

wait a

of her head,

at the departing waitress, Ren leaned back on his chair

"What luck."

"Thank you."

that Amanda spoke. A warm feeling embraced her as she gazed toward

'You noticed, didn't you?'

didn't say it aloud, she could clearly understand the intent behind his

look at her,

"For what?"

grew brighter,

"...Nothing. Just thank you."

***

of a feature from the system.

Kevin a few seconds to find Ren after he

I've got no choice but to go to you. The same goes for

to have ignored

interest in going to

was, and he wasn't

his priorities currently urged him to take whatever happened not too long ago very

sense of doom he felt before

have a bad feeling

had bad feelings, but when he did, they all tended to come true. The feeling he just experienced was the clearest one he had experienced

thoughts paused there, he checked the map one more

***

"Where is this?"

of his head, Liam looked at a small piece of paper in his hand. Written on

Northern District, Phillion

should be the

he was indeed in the right place, he crumpled the paper

that, he stared at the enormous

place looks kind

the site. As an actual matter of fact, it was quite distant from the city, and Liam wouldn't have made the trip if

That being said...

exactly does the letter

his way around the city that he found the letter in his pocket. If he had to be honest, he had

after deliberating over it for a couple of hours, he decided to head toward the location in

it must be something

starting to regret my

warehouse in the distance, Liam was starting to feel that perhaps coming here was

the side of the building, and spiderwebs covering the windows. In other words, it wasn't

his head to once again glance at the crumpled paper in his hand,

here, I might

he stepped forward, he began to walk toward the building. While silently murmuring to himself, he yawned

a trap, I

be a pity if

***

want to go here

"This looks nice."

presented Amanda with different spots we could go to

to go to. One such

was a popular location to go to. Especially with the heat

"Hm, Ren."

we were choosing our next location that I

my head to look at

"What is it?"

guy

his mention, my mood soured

"What about him?"

"Have a look."

phone around, Amanda showed me a photo. On it was the image of an individual who closely

the rising start of the

said for Amanda who leaned her body forward to

focus was on the image