"Yeah," he responded. "He will wake up knowing that you are waiting for him."
The corner of the girl’s mouth upturned into a smile. She thought the same. Ayaan would not want to make her sad, and so he would wake up.
When they reached the top of the stairs, they inadvertently came face-to-face with Summer and Grace. The two were obviously shopping for clothes, too.
A day felt like a long time since they last met.
Summer knew that she should not look at him, but she still could not help herself.
Apart from her, who was surprised to bump into Mark, there were many other people looking at him. Wearing a black suit with a simple white shirt and a dark blue tie, he looked elegant and smart and always caught the attention of women.
Mark saw her yet just glanced over at her, looking haughty and alienated, as if she was a stranger.
She had a mixed bag of feelings and more pain inside. They had become strangers to each other at last.
While trying to catch up with Mark, the girl sprained her ankle. Mark heard the sound and turned around,
then carried the girl up with both arms. "Does it hurt?"
The girl blushed, her eyes gleaming as she shook her head. "It doesn’t hurt."
He half-squatted on the floor as he put the girl down, letting her stand and walk slowly.
Summer and Mark did not say hello to each other. She put her hand to her chest and stared at Mark and the girl, then gritted her teeth as they left.
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