Hansel raised an eyebrow before finally extending his hand, inviting her to dance with a courteous bow. Willow smiled, placing her hand in his, and the two gracefully moved onto the dance floor.As Miranda and Madison returned from the restroom, they happened to witness the scene. They looked like a
"Lizzy?" Bryan called her name twice, but Elizabeth didn't respond. Finally, he reached out and gave her shoulder a gentle squeeze before Elizabeth seemed to come back to herself."What did you just say?" she asked, blinking."I asked what you're looking at.""Oh, nothing." Elizabeth brushed his han
Paul had already left, and Elizabeth lost interest in staying any longer."I'm going home," she said, tossing the words over her shoulder as she left Bryan standing there.Bryan looked after her, bewildered. He wanted to run after her, to ask what was wrong and offer to walk her home. However, as a
Bryan was a bit surprised. "Do you go to Kim's Collection often as well?"Madison nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah! Their cakes are pretty good."Bryan didn't usually pay much attention to these small trinkets. For one, Elizabeth wasn't fond of them. Also, he felt that at 30-something, carrying around
Sam replied, "Weren't you busy dancing with your girlfriend? Still had the energy to pay attention to what was happening over here?" He crossed his arms with amusement.Hansel scoffed. "With all the commotion, hard to pretend I didn't notice."Sam shrugged indifferently. "I expected as much. It's no
Miranda recalled Madison's usual appetite and glanced at the meager items in front of her. This small amount probably wouldn't even fill a gap between her teeth. She'd be hungry again in no time.Unexpectedly, however, Madison remained calm in her seat after two classes, showing no sign of needing a
Mason paced back and forth, muttering, "You've never cared about what people say before, so why suddenly try to lose weight? Is someone bothering you?"Madison had always been taught well—confident and cheerful, unbothered by her appearance. Even when she was excluded by classmates in elementary sch
Soon, the bell rang, and class began. Paul entered, saying, "Today, we'll be discussing molecular evolution and phylogeny…"During the ten-minute break, Madison lay listlessly over her desk. Seeing this, Sebastian could no longer keep quiet. "You've been in really bad shape these past few days!"Mad