章 647: Pillars of support

"Nina! Nina!"

Nina flinched at the third call, snapping out of her trance. Her eyes shook a bit as she searched for the person who called her, only to see one of her colleagues by the entrance.

"Someone's looking for you," said the colleague, tipping his head to the side.

Nina slowly shifted her gaze to the person beside him, only to see Penny smiling and waving at her. A shallow breath slipped past Nina's lips the moment she saw Penny.

***

"Mom and Aunt Jessa were worried," Penny explained, treading carefully beside Nina on their way to the café.

Nina smiled subtly as she gazed down. "I'm sorry that you had to come here to check on me."

"Why are you apologizing?" Penny arched a brow. "The second I heard that you broke off your engagement, I would've come here whether Mom or Aunt Jessa asked me."

"Hehe."

"So?" Penny tilted her head slightly. "Do you want to go somewhere?"

"Hmm?"