For some reason, his heart hurt. He clenched his fists tightly.
"Don't look," he told himself. "Don't feel anything." But his eyes still followed her until she disappeared around the corner.
In that moment, another ding echoed in Eleanor's mind.
[Theodore's favorability has increased to 23%] the system said.
Eleanor smiled faintly. "At least it's going up," she whispered. "I'll just keep following your plan."
She adjusted her bag again and left the area with her head held high.
Far away, in another part of the city, Jules sat in her apartment, staring at her security camera feed.
Her hands trembled slightly as she zoomed in on the dark corners outside her door. After a long minute, she finally relaxed when she didn't see anyone.
She let out a deep sigh of relief. "Finally," she murmured. "No ghosts from the past today."
For the past few weeks, Jules had been living in constant fear.
She was worried that Maya would find her or that her mother would show up again.
