Chapter 762

Their airplane encountered some turbulence and dropped abruptly, but recovered in minutes. It was still daytime when they arrived at Minerva due to the time difference. Irene had contacted Mick Gooding beforehand. They saw him standing nearby soon after they disembarked. Irene told Mick what happened to Erin behind her back and he appeared somber. Still, he quickly pretended not to know when he saw them, mainly because he did not want to pressure Erin. "Welcome back," he said with a smile. "Dad." Erin was doing her best to pretend nothing happened too, but she could not smile, only make herself look like everything was going fine. However, the dark circles under her eyes and her haggard reaction was a constant reminder that she was in bad shape. Mick pretended not to see that. "Come on. Let's go home," he said, putting an arm around her shoulder. "I had Consuella cook your favorite food. You must have missed the food here while you were in Zidonia, right?" "Yeah, I do," E