Chapter 42

Caught off guard, Evelyn flinched and quickly stepped aside. Behind her, a girl's anxious voice rang out. "I'm so sorry, miss! My drone seems to be malfunctioning, and I lost control of it. Are you hurt?" Evelyn turned around and saw a girl who appeared to be around 14 or 15 years old. She was dressed in a hospital gown, guilt written all over her delicate, doll-like features. Evelyn shook her head. "No, I'm fine." The girl breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. I don't know what happened just now. It suddenly stopped responding properly." Glancing at the hovering drone, Evelyn handed the dessert box she was holding to the girl. "Mind if I take a look?" The girl was surprised. "Not at all!" She took the dessert box from Evelyn, her eyes lighting up at the sight of the cookies inside. Evelyn powered off the drone and inspected it briefly. "Looks like a flight system failure. That's why it's unable to follow the preset flight path. It could be a gyroscope or sensor calibration