Chapter 193

Lily sat down on the chair and began sketching the design she would present tomorrow. Her focus was unshakable; the world around her faded into silence. She didn’t even notice when David, sitting on the sofa nearby, drifted off to sleep. When she finally looked up from her work, her pencil paused midair. Her eyes widened slightly, David was asleep, his head resting on the arm of the sofa. For a brief moment, confusion crossed her face. What is he doing? she thought. But she quickly shook her head and forced herself to ignore him, returning to her design. The room was quiet except for the soft scratch of her pencil and the faint hum of the air conditioner. Hours passed. The exhaustion she’d been holding off for days began to creep in. Her eyelids grew heavier with every passing minute. She hadn’t slept properly in a week, and now her body was giving up on her. She leaned her head against the table for a brief rest just a few minutes, she told herself but before she realized it, sleep pu