Chapter 31

Mila did not want to waste time on people who weren't important. However, she was one step too late. The staff of the Empire told her that Laurence and the others had finished eating and had left ten minutes earlier. Mila could have accepted if she had been half an hour or 20 minutes late, but she could not stomach the fact that it had been ten minutes! She had only missed them by a single thread of hair! The cruelty of reality drained her of all strength at once. She walked wearily out of the restaurant. Matteo and Penelope were gone, and only Logan was left. He was insistent. "Can we go to the hospital now?" … Mila hadn't lied. It was just a minor injury, but it did look rather terrifying. The graze on her knee hurt whenever she put any weight on it. "I'll take you home." Logan only felt reassured once her wounds had been bandaged. "It's alright. I've got other things to do." Mila hadn't given up. She wanted to try again. "What are you so worried about?" He couldn't res