The waiter had already served the steak. Emily placed her phone on the table and stared blankly at it for a moment, and it never rang again.

In other words, she had reached an agreement with the message sender.

At the moment, Agnes was still chatting happily with her hometown friend at the next table, so Emily called out to her and reminded her.

"Agnes, it's time to eat."

"OK, you eat first, I'll be right over."

Agnes answered cheerfully.

Emily was too distracted by the photo to care much about Agnes, so she acted according to what Agnes said.

Although she had lost her appetite, she knew she must...