Chapter 141

Her body sagged, and her legs turned to jelly. Her figure was thinner, her posture a little slumped compared to her usual happier self, and she tried to straighten up in her reflection. Pull it all in to conceal the self-doubt.

The floor numbers changed quickly on the digital screen in front of her, and she inhaled heavily before blowing it out with gusto to try and calm her inner chaos. Her entire body internally vibrated with the sheer stress of what she was doing. She felt like she was embarking on a terrifying ordeal and had no clue how this would end. Bravado faded away as she fidgeted with her ring on one hand and tapped her thumb against her shoulder bag, chewing on her lower lip to curb her anxiety.

It felt like in a blink of an eye, they were pinging open again at a similarly styled and decorated new lobby, faced this time with a smaller walnut desk and a single smiling receptionist who raised her head at the noise. The lighting was subtler up here, and she had