At this moment, Ste couldn''t help but start doubting herself. Was she speaking some sort of aliennguage?


    Yorick was clueless, so was Ronald.


    Ugh, she felt a headacheing on!


    Then, Ronald''s chiseled fingers pinched her chin, "You''re in love?!"


    ""Huh? What?"


    In love?


    Wasn''t that a bit of a leap?


    "I''ve just sorted things out with Yorick, how could I be in love?"


    Even if she was inclined, it wouldn''t be so soon, besides...


    As something crossed her mind, Ste nced at Ronald, biting back the words that almost slipped out, only to add, "But it''s bound to happen eventually." Saying this, Ste felt a heaviness in her heart. A fleeting shadow of gloom passed through Ronald''s eyes as he released her.


    Free again, Ste quickly moved to sit at a distance; Ronald, however, remained silent.


    His gaze out the window, his thought was enigmatic, and his silence filled the air with an unspoken tension, making Ste hesitant to break it.


    Eventually, Ronald took her to a restaurant, the food was simple but decent.


    Throughout, the intensity around him didn''t fade.


    Ste sneaked nces at him a few times, "Ronald, why are you mad?"


    Having pondered over it during the entire drive anding up empty, Ste decided to straight-up ask Ronald.


    Ronald raised an eyebrow at her, "Eat your food!"


    Ste was speechless, thinking, "What did I even do to tick him off?"


    Racking her brain, she couldn''t recall saying anything out of line.


    Why did he get angry of no reason?


    The meal was a tense affair for Ste.


    In the car.


    Yorick had changed his clothes, and Orion, almost reflexively, asked, "Sir, should we head to the hospital to check on your leg?" Exiting the hospital earlier, Yorick''s walk had been a bit off, prompting Orion''s concern for any underlying issues.


    The atmosphere in the car chilled with the question.


    Orion added, "Also, Mrs. Larkin mentioned Ms. Larkin has started her chemotherapy. She''s in a lot of pain and keeps asking for you."


    Yorick''s mind was preupied with Ste and that man, especially the gun he had noticed on the man''s waist. A voice inside him suddenly insisted he could no longer dy


    matters with Ste.


    But considering how Ste had been treating him, did it mean she had never had feelings for him in these two years?


    The pressure in his chest grew unbearable.


    "Mr. Quarry, Mr. Quarry?"


    Orion, driving, had to call out twice seeing Ronald unresponsive to his previous attempts.


    Yorick snapped back, "To the hospital, then."


    "Alright," Orion nodded.


    ...


    At the hospital.


    Urs, having undergone a special


    treatment, showed some


    improvement, herplexion. slightly better. But, naturally, her sickly state couldn''tpare to being fully healthy.


    Cloudia said, "Rest up, I need to make a phone call."


    They still had to figure out a n for Finley and Tegan.


    Cloudia had a gut feeling that nothing could be nned concerning Ste. Thinking of Ste made Cloudia feel suffocated.


    Urs nodded understandingly, "Go ahead, Mom, I''ll be fine."


    Seeing Urs''s thoughtful response made Cloudia feel even worse. She went out to make the call, leaving Urs alone. Then, Urs''s phone rang; as she took a nce, it was the same number again.


    She wished she could cklist it but didn''t dare to!


    Finally, she answered, "Hello?"


    "You only sent me ten thousand dors?"


    The man''s deep voice on the other end was clearlyced with anger.