July was sweltering, but Ethan felt chilled to the bone.
While waiting for court-supervised liquidation, Ethan drifted through each day in a haze.
He didn't know how to dull the ache in his chest. Every day, he drank until the noise of the clubs drowned it out.
Meanwhile, Natalie was thriving at the National Research Institute.
Natalie was talented, focused, and fully devoted to her work.
Whether she was conducting experiments or writing research reports, she completed everything with exceptional precision.
Only 2 months after joining the institute, Natalie had already made a major breakthrough in her line of research.
She produced remarkable results in biotechnology and cell research and received the National Research Institute Award for Outstanding Achievement.
That day, at Haven
