Emeris.“Lotus, stop looking so gloomy all the time. Smile more, would you? You used to smile all the time—that's when you truly looked like a Lotus.” Jules brewed two cups of hand-ground coffee and set one down next to her.Lotus gave him a faint smile. “Did I?”She took a small sip, blinked once, and murmured, “It’s bitter.”“Silly, of course it is. I didn’t add anything to it,” Jules chuckled, lips curving. It was only in moments like these that she acted like a child again.Just then, the phone on the coffee table rang.Jules glanced at the screen. This number had been calling nonstop for days, never getting through. He set down his cup and turned to the girl beside him. “Not going to answer it?”“No,” Lotus replied, eyes dropping, her voice colder now.The soft clink of porcelain rang out as she placed her cup down.
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