"What are you doing inside the kitchen in an ungodly hour, Coco?"
A voice cut through the silence of the room, its owner emerging into view and stepping further into the kitchen, with the person's footsteps were light and quiet, their words spoken
The genuine question that seemed to echo through the small kitchen shattered the silence that the room was previously filled with.
The sudden interruption caught Coco off guard, her teary gaze turning towards the unexpected visitor.
Coco's face contained slightly puffy eyes and tear-streaked cheeks, and she sniffled softly as she took in the sight of Heiren entering the kitchen.
A pang of embarrassment coursed through her body, realizing that he had caught her during her shameful moment— making her swallow thickly, her shoulders growing stiff.
Coco instinctively tried to compose herself, attempting to hide the traces of her shame, but her red-rimmed eyes and the slight sniffle that escaped her lips gave away her actual state.
