Wrenna stopped speaking abruptly and narrowed her eyes. Her expression turned stiff, and she looked hurt.
Xandra noticed straight away that something was wrong and followed Wrenna's gaze. However, the two people had gone in, so she did not see anything.
“What's wrong? What did you see?” Xandra asked.
Wrenna shook her head.
At the same time, the waiter came to them.
“May I help you with anything?” the waiter asked. However, Wrenna remained in a daze. The waiter had to repeat his question two more times before she snapped out of it.
“Oh... Nothing. It's fine...” Wrenna answered.
Then, she stood up suddenly and said, “Excuse me. I'm going to the restroom.”
Dora was busy eating. She looked up from her food in surprise and saw Wrenna rushing away. “I don't think the restroom is that way.”
Even Linda suspected that something was wrong and glanced at Xandra. Xandra seemed to be pondering something before she stood up and said, “I'll go and check on her.”
Meanwhile, Wrenna rushed in the direction that Stella and Damian went. However, she did not know which private lounge they entered.
Therefore she stood in the lobby and gave Damian a call.
“Hello.” Damian's voice soon sounded on the phone.
“Damian, have you finished work?” Wrenna asked.
Damian was silent for a moment before answering calmly, “Not yet, but I'll be finishing soon. Did you have fun with your classmates?”
Before this, Wrenna told Damian that she reconciled with Dora. Therefore, she was going out for dinner with them and might not be home tonight.
That was why Damian asked her that question.
On the other hand, Wrenna found that she could not speak upon hearing his answer.
She coughed quickly to clear her throat. “Ahem... Yes, we are having fun. Damian, don't overwork yourself and remember to rest. You should go home soon. I might go back suddenly to check on you, haha...”
Her laughter sounded so fake.
However, Damian replied calmly, “All right, I'll be going back soon. If you're coming home, let me know. I'll go pick you up.”
“Oh, I'm only joking with you. I'm not going home tonight and will be staying in the hostel to chat with my roommates. That's all for now. Please remember to head home early,” Wrenna replied.
After hanging up, she stood on her spot and looked at the private lounge door but did not go in.
When she turned around, she saw Xandra standing nearby.
Wrenna forced herself to smile and say, “What brings you here? I seem to have lost my way and can't find the restroom.”
Xandra held her hand and asked, “What did you see? Is someone you know here?”
Wrenna shook her head and said, “No, I was mistaken. Let's go and continue our dinner.”
It seemed that she did not want to talk about it, so they returned to their seat.
Now, Wrenna lost her cheerfulness from before. She ate quietly and listened to her friends chatting.
Even the most unobservant people could see that there was something wrong with her.
While Wrenna was in a daze, Dora and the others exchanged glances.
“Wren, let's go. We will go to karaoke and have fun. I haven't sung for a long time...” Dora urged.
“Oh, sure, let's go.” Wrenna went along with their plans and did not object. Then, she got up to foot the bill.
As they were leaving, Wrenna looked at the private lounge again with a troubled expression.
At the karaoke, Wrenna grabbed the microphone kept singing. It was as if she was stuck in her world as she sang song after song alone. She did not even notice that her voice turned hoarse.
“Xandra, what's wrong with her? Wasn't she fine when we started dinner? What happened?” Dora asked.
“Yes, she left suddenly during dinner and became like this when she returned. Did something happen to her?” Linda added.
Xandra shook her head and replied, “I don't know. But I think there's only one person who can cause her to react this way. There's no one else.”
“That's right. Did Mr. Quigley mistreat Wren? Or did that woman cause her trouble again?” Dora asked.
These were only their suspicions. Since Wrenna would not say anything, there was no way for them to know for sure.
By late night, Wrenna had lost her voice, and there were many wine bottles in the private lounge.
Judging from the scene, it was apparent that Wrenna drank to drown her sorrow.
Her friends decided not to return to school and stayed to accompany Wrenna.
They remained in the private lounge with her for the whole night. At dawn, before the sun rose, Xandra woke up everyone and hailed a cab to send them to school.
Meanwhile, Wrenna remained asleep through it all. Her friends had to carry her upstairs. Then, they washed up and headed off to classes or rest.
Wrenna finally woke up at noon and smelled food in the air.
Dora saw that she was awake and said hurriedly, “Wren, I brought lunch for you, so get up and eat quickly. You have a class in the afternoon. Didn't you say that you have to attend that class? Luckily you don't have classes this morning.”
Wrenna rubbed her head. It felt heavy and painful. She sat in a daze for a moment before getting up to wash up and have lunch.
Dora looked at her and felt that she had calmed down after last night. Therefore, she asked tentatively, “Wren, did something happen last night?”
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