Angeline glanced at Jay, confused as to what he was nervous about. Sitting across Jay, she picked up her cutleries and dug in.
After the meal, she placed her cutleries back and turned to Jay with a serious expression on her face. "I can eat and sleep without anyone's help anymore, Sir Ares. Please allow me to return home."
Jay nodded, unable to find a reason to force her to stay when she seemed to adamant about leaving him.
He wanted to send her home himself, yet the words I wouldn't want to trouble Sir Ares with such trivial matters' echoing in his mind had him abandoning the thought. In the end, he decided to have Finn send her instead.
After all, Finn was the least likely to make her feel bad for Finn understood his intention.
Dinner came to an end, and Finn loaded the car with numerous expensive medications and supplements as per the president’s instruction.
Jay walked Angeline to the door. Words of farewell and advice that were left unsaid had clogged into lumps in his throat.
He would not risk the little chance of them offending her.
Angeline stopped in front of him and nodded courteously in appreciation. "Thank you for your hospitality."
Jay's heart sunk, feeling as if someone had thrown ice cubes all over him.
His thin lips parted as he spat out a 'You’re welcome'.
Angeline got into the car while Jay shifted every ounce of worry he felt for her into a gentle reminder for Finn. "Be careful on the road."
Angelina's lifeless eyes glimmered slightly like ripples left behind by swallows gliding over a lake.
He could spare his gentle words for Finn, yet he seemed to have none for her.
Hah!
Her eyes seeped with heart-breaking hopelessness.
Finn started the engine and the car drove off.
Angeline leaned against her seat and rested her eyes.
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