When Celia called, Elodie was on set, sitting beside Dorian and watching Milo perform a scene as the male lead. After the day's filming ended, she handed over the necessary work arrangements and booked an evening flight back to Evermont City. The flight from the studio's city took more than three hours. By the time she landed and traveled from the airport to Crestwood Hills, it was midnight. Exhausted by the journey, she dragged herself home. Before reaching the door, she saw a black executive sedan parked outside. She paused mid-step and saw Damian leaning against the car. He wore a black overcoat and held a cigarette. The streetlight stretched his shadow. Hearing her steps, he looked up. "You're back?" They hadn't seen each other for three months. Nothing in his face seemed changed

