GoodReadHe raised his slender fingers, akin to a leader or elder, and with intimacy, he tidied Landon's collar, saying in a
soft tone, "You truly give your all for the company. You've worked hard." Landon replied humbly, "You flatter me,
Alexander. It's just the tasks at hand."
Alexander smiled without words, released Landon's collar, and walked out.
As he left, Landon followed suit, pausing by Xavier's side.
His steps hesitated briefly as he turned his head, his calm gaze piercing through his glasses to meet Xavier's
eyes.
Xavier looked up, and in that moment of silent exchange, it seemed as though a myriad of unspoken words had
passed between them.
Two seconds later, Landon stepped out of the office, leaving Xavier's hand clenched at his side.
They were all pressuring him now, including his mother. But the one certainty was that the Xavier family was on
the brink of collapse. Everyone was doomed.
Snow fell heavily once more.
Quinn's spot was buried under a thick layer of snow, and Orion retrieved an umbrella from the car, shielding her
from the falling snowflakes above. The melting snow dripped down the umbrella's edge like scattered beads of
water. Orion sat with Quinn quietly, watching as darkness enveloped the sky. The person she was waited had yet
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Quinn, mirroring his confusion, bit her lip and glanced sideways at Orion, feeling a sense of guilt for keeping him
there.
She gestured that she might have been mistaken and that her friend likely hadn't had classes that day.
Orion was momentarily puzzled but not upset, and he chuckled, "No worries. | find this quite romantic, even
though it's a bit chilly."
His words finally brought a faint smile to Quinn's face. She stood up, gesturing her thanks and then motioning for
him to go back.
"And what about you?"
Quinn's eyes flickered with uncertainty. She... she needed to figure out where to go from here. She didn't know
where else to go besides this place anymore.
Quinn didn't want to delay Orion any longer, gesturing again. "You don't need to worry about me, just go back
quickly."
Orion, in fact, didn't want to go back. He hadn't returned hsince the argument with his father.
He had quit his job and now spent his days idle, either sleeping or visiting the welfare center. He didn't know
where to go now.
With work resigned from and each day aimless, he found himself at loose ends, uncertain of his next move.
"All right then, take this umbrella," Orion offered, handing it to her. "I'll leave now. Textif you need anything."
Quinn nodded as Orion got into his car, soon disappearing from her view.
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