Chapter 63

• His face remained grim even after I assured him. He turned away, picked up the phone on the table, and made a call. Then he left, so I couldn’t hear what they were discussing.
• The next day, Karious had a lunch meeting outside, and I was with him. After we finished eating, I excused myself to quickly freshen up in the restroom. They were already done talking and had moved on to chatting casually.
• I stepped out of the cubicle after using the restroom and washing my hands at the sink. I started retouching my makeup. Just as I was about to finish, I heard a loud banging sound coming from the far cubicle. I froze, staring at it. A chill ran down my spine, so I hurried with what I was doing.