Chapter 98: Illusion

Byron hoped their outing wouldn't be too weird for Emily. He knew it was going to be weird for him.

But he tried not to be intimidated by the idea of his current fiancee and his ex girlfriend together on an outing. He wanted to see Nova again, and she seemed cool with the three of them hanging out.

Fortunately, Nova took over the conversation and handled everything with grace. Byron felt fairly dashing, walking around with a beautiful lady on each arm. Nova was showing off her figure in a flower patterned summer dress, while Emily looked cool in a white blouse and a pink skirt.

They walked along the pier, and Nova chatted about funny incidents on the set of Deadly Drollery.

"... and here I am, covered in clown makeup, trying to order a taco!" she concluded yet another story.

"Let's go to the Science Museum!" Emily said on sighting the giant metallic globe perched on the famous futuristic-looking building.

"Okay," Byron said, "Have you been there, Nova?"

Byron could see that Emi