Chapter 210

"You… is your eye okay?" I asked. "Huh?" Joanna looked at me in confusion, as if she had no idea what I was talking about. Realizing something was off, I quickly shook my head and suppressed the strange feeling. I smiled and said softly, "It's nothing. Thanks for your help." "Next time, be more careful." Her voice remained gentle, but there was an expression in her dark eyes that I couldn't quite understand. At that moment, a slight chill crept over me. It was as if I had encountered someone with a hidden, darker side—a person who could conceal their emotions so well. I pressed my lips together and quickly pushed away the unsettling thought. Smiling, I said goodbye to Joanna. "It's getting late. I should go now." "Okay," Joanna responded with a bright smile, as if she were still the same delicate girl she always was. However, as I turned to leave, I could distinctly feel her gaze burning more intensely on my back. Was she trying to say something? I couldn't help but replay th