The Author's POV

Chapter 637

"It's been a while since I've last seen you smile."

Amanda approached me after I came out of the room. Her face was unusually serious.

I turned to look at her while cocking my head.

"You think so?"

I never really noticed myself if I had to be honest...but it wasn't as though I was surprised by this development. There wasn't much to smile about.

Also, having had another attack just a couple of minutes ago, I couldn't really bring myself to smile.

"Here."

Amanda placed her hands on the edges of my lips and pulled them upwards.

"Much better."

She returned a smile herself.

Her smile was stunning. Enough to make anyone fall into a daze with just a glance. Well, anyone but me. I was pretty much used to her smiles by now. Well, for the most part. I wasn't exactly totally immune.

"Wwwamhat are you doing?"

It was hard to speak when she had her hands on my lips, pulling them up.

"Helping you smile."

"...What dwoes that have anything to do with the situation?"

"It doesn't."

Amanda let go of my lips.

"It's just that you look a lot better if you smiled a little more often."

Cocking my head even further, I eventually nodded my head.

"Well, sure, I'll try to smile more."

This wasn't too hard of a request. Not like smiling was that hard.

I smiled.

"Happy?"

"For what?"

"I'm smiling, aren't I?"

Amanda's brows furrowed.

"...No?"

"Hm?"

Amanda's reaction took me back.

"What are you talking about?"

Was she playing a prank on me? I could clearly feel myself smiling.

"Are you playing around with me?"

Amanda asked, inching closer to me.

I shook my head.

"That was what I was about to ask you."

Amanda's face hardened.

Her reaction took me aback.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Here."

a

from her hand and

"...No way."

it

eyes...at first glance, there didn't seem to be anything wrong

At first glance, though.

inspection,

am I

My expression...

It was stiff.

smiling, I did not have

'Just what in the...'

closed the pocket mirror and

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

back and looked at me

my hand

nothing to worry about. Just a little side-effect of practicing a certain art. I will

...That was a lie.

a result of

better if I just play this off as something like a side-effect

"If you say so..."

nodded her head, her face still filled with doubt and concern. Obviously, she didn't buy my excuse, but as expected of her, she didn't push for

"You hungry?"

stomach and attempted to

"A bit."

about we

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

and gestured

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

light breeze that was blowing across the grassland, the blades of grass that previously stood upright bent in a

their feet left behind shallow footprints. They moved in such a covert manner that

do we have

Melissa. Her breathing had

the fuck down! I'm going to die at

Emma finally slowed down and gave her some time to

I'm about to

fell back on the grass and

to complain was

blame us for going too fast. You were the

because I didn't know you guys were going to run for

steady herself. The two were moving at such a rapid pace that it was impossible for her to keep up with them. Despite the fact that she wasn't exactly a weak person herself—with her current

not for them finally stopping, she would've already started puking on

I should've never agreed to follow

stomach and

wanted. Following Jin and Emma seemed to be the best option, but that proved to be a

at both Emma and Jin, Melissa stared at the dark sky and waved

be able to move for at least

fine. Not tired

"Me too."

Jin responded as they exchanged glances for a moment. Melissa clenched her teeth

out

her stomach and then lowered her head and allowed her hair to fall to the side of her face. Pondering over something, she

the way, are you sure we're going in

"Positive."

while he looked toward the

the direction of where the

Jin's speech halted.

suddenly squinted, and his expression changed. He quickly turned around and his figure vanished from

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

yanking her away, Emma turned around and followed Jin from behind. They saw a large boulder

felt a slight fluctuation in the air. His

in the far distance. Her mouth instantly shut and her expression mimicked that of Jin

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