The only possibility Olivia hadn't considered was that Skylar wouldn't even show up.
Even if something came up midway, he hadn't thought to send her a single message.
A teardrop dripped onto the table as Olivia picked up her fork and began eating the cake in silence. Then, she scooped out a large chunk of the foundation with one bite.
One bite… Two bites… Three bites… She began chomping on big spoonfuls of cake.
The chocolate tasted slightly bitter when mixed with tears, and after just a few bites, she stopped. Partly because she was full, and partly because she had to return to the set and couldn't afford to gain weight.
After swallowing what was in her mouth, Olivia took one last glance at her phone. There was no surprise message or knock at the door.
So, she finally gave up.
Reaching out with her dainty fork, she snapped the spiral staircase that connected her cartoon figurine to his without hesitation.
"Skylar, you absolute jerk," she murmured, choking on her words. But once she said them, she didn't stay any longer and got up to leave.
…
Meanwhile, Skylar had just emerged from a barrier when he suddenly had a strange feeling. After instinctively pulling out his phone, he glanced at the time, and his eyes darkened slightly.
Beside him were two disheveled mystic arts students who looked guilty and sorry. "We owe you big time, Skylar. If you hadn't shown up, we'd have been dead meat facing that hundred-year-old fierce ghost…"
Skylar gave a faint hum in response. Seeing that the matter was resolved, he hurriedly said, "Handle the aftermath. I've got to leave."
With that, he didn't spare another glance at the two half-collapsing juniors. After grabbing a mobile boots talisman, he activated it and vanished in a flash.
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