Chloe Winston spent the day in a daze, sitting in the tea room, staring blankly until the eastern sun set, and night fell. Throughout, if Finnian called her to eat, she'd eat; if he called her to drink water, she'd drink—obedient like a little puppet.
After lunch, Kyla Zamora rushed back to handle the current chaotic situation. Now, the online public opinion was spiraling out of control.
Kyla Zamora brought the studio's behind-the-scenes team to calm various rumors, busy patching gaps and making sure the lies were seamless.
Finnian took a day off, working from home. When Chloe Winston hugged her knees in a daze, he would sit nearby, handling business on his laptop or brew a pot of fragrant tea. They didn't speak, yet the coexistence was exceptionally comfortable.
At midnight, Finnian noticed it was late and inconvenient to stay, so he got up and softly reminded, "Sleep early; I'll come see you again tomorrow morning?"
