Damian froze completely.
A moment later, he reacted as though he had just heard an utterly ridiculous joke, his voice full of mockery.
"Running away won't help. Tell her she has three days to come back and see me herself!"
With that, he hung up before the other person had any chance to explain further.
Ryan stood nearby and said quietly, "Knowing Evelyn, she doesn't seem like the type to hide from you this way..."
Damian frowned deeply.
He sounded as though he were answering Ryan, but also trying hard to convince himself.
"Didn't you notice? Ever since I came back this time, she's obviously been different. And yesterday, when she suddenly ran off, something was clearly wrong with her."
Ryan thought about it and nodded in agreement.
At that moment, Mia leaned weakly into Damian's a
