Chapter 1008:

Once Laney exited, a quiet settled over the room.

Elissa raised a hand in his direction. “Please, have a seat.”

“Alright.” Ernest sat down beside her.

Elissa frowned slightly.

Was it her imagination, or had his voice really sounded oddly familiar for that split second?

“What are you thinking?” Ernest asked, his gaze lingering. In just a few days, she seemed thinner. “You haven’t been eating well, have you?”

Elissa blinked. “You can tell?”

“Your chin’s more defined.” He studied her carefully. “Are you watching your diet? Trying to slim down?”

“No, not really,” she said, smiling faintly. “I simply haven’t had much of an appetite lately.”

wasn’t the type to speak

birthday. Try to enjoy it,

of someone she didn’t know that

Laney returned, accompanied

of people. She turned toward Ernest’s direction, confused. “What’s going

a small smile. “They’re just

“Did Laney order all this?

more on gα ℓ ησ

it’s your birthday,” Ernest explained. “The sanatorium offers a special birthday

head, thoughtful. Given this was a high-end facility, it didn’t seem that

hesitation. “Yes. They

brightened. “So,

“Why don’t we find

set the table. “Miss Holland,

“Alright.”

a moment, he gently took

tensed for a

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