Chapter 16 GIVE HER A BREAK 1

• Her lips trembled. Sumire covered her mouth as tears slowly clouded her vision. She chewed on her lower lip, suppressing a sob to escape. Mort vividly saw how her eyebrows, ears, nose, and the corners of her eyes reddened. She was on the brink of tears. The maiden slowly step back away from him until she finally ran away from the basement when hot torrents of grief coursed down her face.
• The stranger's face was left full of astonishment, puzzled as his gaze followed the maiden running away from their place. Mort, on the other hand, just lets Sumire go and has no intention of following her. He just stood like the cold wall of the building, hot and unbothered at all while both hands rested on its pocket, oozing an air of superiority.
• When the maiden was completely out of their sight, the mysterious stranger looked at Mort, eyes filled with questions.