Chapter 137

Bruce gallantly covered the bill. According to him, it was a gift for his future father-in-law. All of a sudden, a wave of nausea washed over me, and I involuntarily retched. So, I quickly made up an excuse to leave the place. After only a few steps, I leaned over and gagged repeatedly before throwing up some bile. My appetite had been nonexistent during lunch, so I had only had a couple of mouthfuls. At that moment, I inexplicably felt a pang of hunger. "Ms. Nancy?" A youthful voice unexpectedly sounded near me. "When did you make your way down from the mountain?" When I looked over, I saw Jonah, dressed in sportswear, standing two steps away and looking at me incredulously. I feigned composure and said, "Oh, I came down this morning. What are you doing here?" Jonah stared at me intently and said, "Morning? How did you get down the mountain with your injured ankle? Why do you always make those who care about you so worried?" I wasn't going to tell him that I was looking for cl