"Sleep well without me last night?"

In the chill of the evening, with faint snowflakes drifting outside, Emily decided to stay the night in her room at the villa.

After dinner and chatting in the living room, everyone retired to their rooms.

Elton walked her to her door and politely bid goodnight.

"Good night, sweet dreams Elton."

Sleep eluded her once she closed the door and lay on the bed, which felt strange and familiar. She picked up her phone, which showed a clean screen with a perfectly functioning network.

Opening W******p, the most recent chat was the video call from Murray the previous day. She typed a message: 【I won't be coming back tonight. Is that okay?】

Thirty minutes passed without a response.

She sent another message: 【If you don't reply, I'll take it as your agreement.】

The world remained silent.

Emily laughed wryly at herself, at her presumptuousness. The jerk was probably having the time of his life and had long forgotten her.

Decisively, she turned off her phone and tried to sleep.

"Achoo