Xyla Quest closed Weibo after a brief perusal over the comments, plagued with sudden thoughts of Sophie Kenwick.
A while ago, Sophie had mentioned being unwell and needing to retreat to a quiet place for some time.
Sophie would only respond with short replies before ending their conversation whenever she'd contacted her.
She hadn’t even committed to attending Xyla and Stanley’s wedding.
Xyla felt increasingly worried about her condition and attempted to contact her before the wedding, but she wasn't successful.
She tried calling again at the thought, but her call went unanswered.
Her good mood quickly faded as she frowned deeply.
Stanley took notice of her mood change. “What’s the matter?”
“Nothing. I just thought of Sophie," she replied with a frown. "I wanted to check on her.
“I told her about our wedding long ago, but she didn’t even show up. I think there’s something unusual about this,” she added.
His eyebrows creased at her words. He had also been trying to contact Sophie for the past two days to no avail.
What was she up to?
“I checked her pulse, and she seemed fine, but she insisted something was wrong and that I wouldn’t understand.
“Do you think something might’ve happened to her? Was she forced to leave?” Xyla felt increasingly nervous as she spoke.
She was very fond of the younger lady despite not spending much time with her and even thought of Sophie as her younger sister.
“Don’t worry. If we still can’t reach Sophie by the afternoon, I’ll send someone to look for her,” he said.
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