Before they knew it, an hour had passed That was when Jason walked in.
Here at the sight of them–Evelyn sitting across from Fiona, wearing a rare, soft smile. His eyes lingered on her for a long monent.
Him. How had he never noticed that Evelyn wasn’t just beautiful? She was stunning
When Evelyn noticed Jason standing
og nearby, she didn’t react. She simply gave a polite nod– just enough to acknowledge him and nothing more.
At this point, he wasn’t dumb enough to think she was playing hard to get. A while ago, he might’ve assumed she was changing tactics, trying to win over Lucas‘ felme
That not anymore. Evelyn genuinely had zero interest in getting on his good side. The realization made Jason frown. He couldn’t quite put a name to the feeling it stized in him. “Jason!” rimma man still caught up in everything Evelyn had been explaining. Even as she turned to Jason, she was practically buzzing with excitement. “What are you doing here so early ?– Jaglanced at Evelyn before answering, “Don’t you know you have asthma? Did you bring your inhaled?”
Fiona shrank back a little as she groaned. “Man, you’re so annoying.
Dynod up and said, “I’m heading back to my room”
She gave Fiona a small smile before wa
walking awwp.
Flona sighed, watching Evelyn leave like the didn’t want the moment to end. Then, she noticed something strange–Jason was staring as well.
“Walt Fiona blinked, turning to Jason. She asked, “Are you into Evelyn?”
Jason’s expression darkened. He flicked her forehead, and instead of answering her question, he switched the topic, saying, “You’ve been clinging to her all day. You sure you’re not being a
Flora pouted. “No way! She likes me, okay? Voy don’t even know her! She just seems distant, but she’s actually super nice! And…
She hesitated before adding, “She’s really smart Jaxon, do you know what she does for work? ts she an engineer?”
lasses thought for a second. He was surprised by how Evelyn was so patient with Fiona. He thought that she’d ignore Fiona because she didn’t like him.
“Thones?” His mind flashed back to the test flights. Tack then, Evelyn had suddenly entered the industry because of Tiffany. Then, out of nowhere, she joined Flying Seal Group–the
pany leading in drone research.
Jason shrugged. “Her boss runs à di un company. She probably picked up some basics just from being around it.”
It was just a puris, but it was probably not too far off.
She was Sebastian’s assistant, after all. That alone meant she’d have to at le
least pretend to know the industry. And knowing Evelyn, she was sharp enough to hold her own–especially against
Fiona hummed, deep in thought. She didn’t believe Evelyn had just “picked up the basics“. Evelyn knew her stuff
Back in her room, Evelyn worked for a while longer. She outlined kay us that needed discussing and planned to go over them with Sebastian at the office tomorrow
By the time Justine and the others got back, the sky had already gone dick.
Justine threw her hands up in defeat. “I’m dead. My legs are officially out of common. Don’t even bother calling me for dinner.”
Sebastian colled “the burned herself out, charging ahead like a lunatic. Zero stamina, but all the enthusiasm,”
Then, he turned to Evelyn. “There’s a campsite here. We can grill, stargaze, and watch the sense. Are you coming?”
Evelyn suddenly remembered her plans with Fions. She hesitated. “Holdon, let me check something”
Sebastian red an eyebrow, asking “You’ve got plans?”
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