testament to the craftsmanship of the young man diligently working at the table. Strands of silver hair cascaded over his forehead, a striking contrast against

startled him, causing the earring to slip from his grasp. He turned t

urb you. I just..." The man trailed off,

uld allow Kant to enter. Argon had a problem: he didn't like people in his personal spaces, especially his studio or home. This made it v

and retrieve the fallen earring. As Kant struggled to reach the earring wedged in the narrow gap between the

re here?" Argon inquired, his ton

ast, so I thought you would fancy a good meal," Kant replied, offering a

as he reached for a long stick to retrieve the earring himself. "Nothing yet," KAnt shook his head while reaching out to

one earring ready. Also, there is so much paperwork at the office that I am sure you will be overwhelmed once you see

e earring and hold it up triumphantly. "You should only make pieces that

the table. "I hope you have something good for me to eat, or I will cut your raise th

e. I bet you'll love it," Kant said as he opened the car door for Argon to enter the back seat.

en they rounded a curve, Kant spoke up. "Argon, I know this place might not

andered. It seemed that Kant wanted Argon to initiate a conversation, bu

aid, his voice tense. "She said she wante

, fixing Kant with a dark expression. "What

ing!" Kant felt a pang of betrayal,

de Argon uneasy. "Sa

e- I shouldn't say such things about your mother, but she's psychotic

ou

ght years of friendship and two years of working together because of this. I hope you'll tell

onal relationship was one thing, whenever Argon needed a friend, Kant was there, and the same was true for Kant. Argon was notor

aze paused on a tall billboard by the road. It was a flashy advertisement featuring Vivian

t he did, and then he muttered something under his

s up with people?" he grumbled, eyeing the trail of smoke left behind by the car. Meanwhile, Viviana's foot was on the accelerator. In her mind, everythin

Nico was. She rolled into the parking lot, swiftly got out of the car, and headed towards the elevator. Reaching out to press the button on the wall, her fingers s

igh," she breathed out, feeling a bit lighter. The elevator doors opened, and she stepped inside, pressing the button to Nico's floor. Her mi