Ella had been gone for half a month.
In the first week, Connor let Lily move into the mansion. But when Lily tried to throw all of Ella’s belongings out, he flew into a terrible rage.
"Lily! Are you out of your mind? Who told you that you could touch her things!"
It was the first time he did not rush to soothe her, letting her cry bitterly for hours on end.
Another week passed, and still there was no word from Ella.
A nameless fire burned inside his chest. He drove his race car out to the track late at night, yet every time he sat behind the wheel, he could not shake the feeling that something vital was missing from the passenger seat beside him.
Before long, he began losing race after race.
"Damn it! Are all of you completely useless? Can none of you even do the job of a navigator
