She was cool with whatever he did.
She loved Damon. She really did.
Thinking of Damon, her mood slowly picked up again.
Then, her phone rang. Coincidentally, it was the very guy she'd been thinking about.
She took a deep breath and answered the call.
"Hello?" Chloe replied.
"Chloe."
The familiar deep voice was heard from the other end of the phone, but the smile that just blossomed on Chloe's face gradually faded away.
'Cause Damon hardly called out her name this way unless she had pissed him off a little bit.
Now, even through the phone, she can sense his seriousness and calmness.
She got a bit nervous and anxiously asked, "What's up?"
Damon detected her nervousness, paused for a bit, and decided to spill the beans.
"My grandpa's sick, so I need to go to visit him."
Chloe instantly gripped her phone tighter, various possibilities popping up in her mind.
She forced those guesses down and asked, "Everything’s alright? You're going alone?"
"I'm going with Nathan." He paused for a bit and then added, "Take care of Granny Harper for me."
Upon hearing Granny Harper, Chloe's eyes sparkled and she immediately replied, "Sure, I will. Don’t worry."
Damon gave a slight smile, "Good, stay home and wait for me."
Hearing his familiar gentle voice, Chloe also gave a light laugh, her voice naturally softening.
"Alright."
Just as the call was about to end, Chloe paused for a moment and then said, "I love you."
Damon's heart skipped a beat, his eyes instantly darkened, "I love you too."
Chloe gave a happy laugh.
"Take care."
After hanging up the call, she took a deep breath, and her mood gradually faded again.
They were parting ways again. Lately, it seemed like they had been apart more often than together.
She put away her phone, got up ready to leave the restroom, but bumped into a familiar slender figure at the door.
She halted her steps, and the person across also noticed her.
Then, the other person immediately flashed a carefree smile and said, "What a coincidence, we meet again!"
Cicely casually walked towards the sink, turned on the tap and washed her hands.
She looked at Chloe through the mirror and asked, "What's wrong? Are you sick?"
"I twisted my ankle."
Chloe casually replied, and then casually asked back, "What about you?"
Cicely took a deep breath, her smile briefly froze, then quickly recovered.
"I just had a special check-up."
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