Chapter 23

• Emerald could undoubtedly vividly remember Oriana's words of advice. She could irrefragably remember the emotions that had played out in her friend's eyes as she said those words to her less than an hour ago.
• Yet, what her friend had advised her to do was the exact opposite of what the man before her was telling her to do or maybe she didn't hear him well, so she asked,
• "I apologise. I think I spaced out while you responded. Please, can you repeat what you said?" she wanted to be certain she wasn't hallucinating.