“So, Giovanni must really care for you, huh?” “Really? That’s all you got from everything I told you this morning?” Lily shrugged. “I tend to not think about all the negative aspects of things. It makes me feel so depressed.” “Well, I’m already depressed.” Ava leaned back on the backrest of her chair desultorily and sighed. Chris just consoled her with a short tap on the shoulder before reaching for her drink. “If you’re too depressed to eat or drink anything, you know I’ve got your back, right?” She shot him a sharp look and snatched the boba tea from him, taking a huge sip from it. “I’m not that depressed.” Percival just chuckled. “So, you’ve made peace with it then?” “Well, not exactly peace. But I’ve shoved it down the deepest recesses of my mind it barely occurs to me anymore.

