Seeing her determination, the staff member sighed and left the cell. Kris Cooper, standing outside the iron gate, watched him return alone. He then stepped forward, his hand gripping the bars of the cell door.
"She still refuses to see me?"
"Miss Wave asked you to go back and work hard. She'll see you once Ashton and Glimmer are fully on track," the staff member relayed dutifully.
"Stubborn girl!" Kris Cooper cursed under his breath. He glanced at the iron-barred gate, took another step toward it, then immediately pulled back. "Alright, I'll do as you say!"
He handed the breakfast he had brought to the staff member and said in a deep voice, "Please deliver this to her. If she eats it, I'll leave. If she doesn't, I'm not going anywhere!"
The staff member reluctantly took the food and delivered it to Vera Wave's cell, passing on the message word for word.
