Chapter 79 Not a Trace of Ashes for Skylar to Tarnish

As soon as Skylar sent the message, Adrian called. Older individuals often favored phone conversations over texting. Skylar glanced at Elaine, who was lying in bed, before picking up his phone. He rose from his seat and quietly stepped into the hallway to take the call, closing the door gently behind him. Although the sound was barely audible, Elaine was startled awake. Her forehead was slick with sweat, her mind still ensnared in the dream of plummeting into the ocean. As she sat up, the only thing she could hear was the rough sound of her own breathing. The room lay vacant, enveloped in a lonely silence under her watchful eyes. The eyes from her dream persisted in her thoughts, unwilling to disappear. The man who had embraced her, striving to stay afloat before gradually submerging. His gaze was profound and lucid, locked onto her with a look of recognition and surprise. Dreams often vanish swiftly when we wake. Elaine attempted to remember the precise look of those eyes, but