"Edwin!" Olivia exclaimed, her eyes lighting up. "I'm so glad you came. Lance said you wanted to talk to me?"
Edwin stood frozen in the doorway, confusion and disappointment warring within him. As Olivia's smile began to falter, Edwin struggled to find his voice.
Behind him, unseen, Lance watched from the shadows of the hallway, his heart heavy with the weight of his unspoken truth.
The music from the party continued to pulse through the bar, but for Edwin, it felt as if the world had suddenly gone silent. He was caught in a moment of suspended animation, torn between the expectant gaze of Olivia and the phantom presence of Lance he had hoped to find.
As Edwin's mind raced to make sense of the situation, he couldn't help but wonder: What game was Lance playing? And more importantly, ho
