Chapter 23

At an altitude of more than 30 thousand feet, wisps of delicate clouds danced beyond the pane, so close they felt as if one could touch them. Having woken up from a brief nap, Rebecca immediately met a pair of unblinking dark eyes staring directly at her. She then checked her phone and noted that merely two hours had passed, causing her to instinctively furrow her brow. Upon noticing her expression, Morgan immediately presented the warm water he had thoughtfully prepared. He asked nervously, "Did you have a nightmare, Becks? Did something in your dream upset you?" Rebecca, feeling parched, readily accepted the cup and drank several mouthfuls. She had just set the cup aside when the plane happened to be soaring over a city. She gazed at it intently, then looked away to find Morgan looking utterly dejected. Morgan asked, "I have already come clean about everything, Becks, so why are you giving me the silent treatment? Is it because you're still upset with me?" It was only then that