“I miss you.”

One sentence. Two words. It only took one breath for Lucas to enchant Velia's consciousness. Despite the distance between them and without exchanging glances, it couldn't prevent him from rendering Velia motionless.

The call had ended. Velia's phone screen went dark, a sign that the call had ended quite a while ago. However, that's just how Velia is. She remained lost in thought, unable to stop thinking about Lucas.

Velia took a deep breath. Now there was no more concentration for work. Instead, her focus shifted to the time. She grew restless as she felt time passing by so slowly.

Finally, it was time to leave the...