Chapter 2940


    After getting into the car, Patricia leaned back in her seat and stared out the window, her expression


    lonely and lost in thought.


    Lulu nudged Nicole and nodded toward Patricia, asking softly, “Is she okay?”


    “She’ll sort herself out,” Nicole replied. Whether something was wrong or not wasn’t always obvious,


    but ultimately, it was up to Patricia to confront it.


    As the cars started and headed toward the restaurant, Nicole frowned and nced in the rearview


    mirror, noticing Er’s car following them. ‘He’s really devoted,’ she thought, a bit of resignation in her


    tone.


    At the restaurant, the group entered to have dinner. Er, showing some restraint, didn’t make an


    appearance.


    Waiting outside the restaurant, Er looked in, his heart aching for Patricia.


    Although she didn’t deliberately hide her injury, the conspicuous bandage on her face drew sympathetic


    nces from others.


    Patricia remainedposed, but Er could still tell she was deliberately keeping her head down, likely


    self- conscious about the stares.


    ‘I need to talk to Martin to understand Patricia’s condition and the treatment options,’ Er thought,


    determined to find out more.


    Inside the restaurant, the atmosphere among the diners quickly warmed up.


    They deliberately avoided mentioning Er and Patricia’s injury. Lulu shared some amusing stories,


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    Patricia was touched by their efforts to care for her feelings. Despite her mixed emotions, she knew she


    had to stay optimistic, surrounded by so many who cared and looked after her.


    After dinner, the group left the restaurant and went their separate ways. Nicole noticed Er’s car didn’t


    follow them anymore; instead, it trailed Martin’s car. ‘He must be going to ask Martin,’ she realized.


    When Nicole dropped Patricia off at her apartment, she reminded her, “He knows now. You don’t have


    to block his calls anymore.”


    Patricia paused, then nodded slightly before heading into the building.


    Nicole understood that if Patricia hadn’t been blocking Er, he wouldn’t have lost contact with her and


    wouldn’t have been pushed to inquire about her.


    As they drove off, Lulu, perplexed, asked Nicole, “Why can’t they be together when they obviously care


    so much about each other?”


    “Patricia has her concerns,” Nicole said, feeling a bit sympathetic toward them.


    Lulu argued, “Er seems decent and clearly loves her deeply. He was worried about her today and


    didn’t react negatively to her injury. Someone less caring would have just walked away.”


    “Let them work it out themselves,” Nicole sighed.


    Lulu agreed, acknowledging that it wasn’t their ce to interfere. Such matters of the heart were for


    Patricia and Er to resolve.


    The car slowly left the area, and Patricia returned to her empty apartment, feeling a sense of


    emptiness. Images of Er and his sudden appearance at Martin’sb kept reying in her mind.