Part 2The Moon Doesn't Fall

Not even halfway through the meal, Leo—usually the wild, impulsive one—kept checking his phone.

The others followed suit, whispering among themselves.

Leo’s anxiety was written all over his face.

I excused myself to the restroom.

As soon as I got there, the text floated by:

【OMG! The heroine is working the night shift and they’re worried she’s gonna get harassed by that creep from last time! They can’t sit still!】

【They’re planning their escape! Pure love wins!】

【Tsk tsk, the side character is pathetic. But hey, that’s what happens when you’re just a plot device.】

I returned to the private room.

"Serena, my dad just texted. Family emergency. Gotta bounce," Leo said, standing up with zero hesitation.

"I have something to take care of, too," Silas, the gloomy, isolated one, said coldly as he stood up.

Ford, the CEO type, buttoned his jacket calmly. "You guys drank. I’ll drive you."

Just like that, three of them left. Fast. Like they were escaping a fire.

I looked at Felix, who was still sitting there, elegantly cutting his steak. "You're not going?"

He smirked, looking up at me. "Someone has to stay and take you home."

Felix. The fox. The hardest one to read.

【LOL. Does she think Felix stayed because he cares?】

【Too bad, sis. All four of them are obsessed with the new girl.】

【He’s just staying to do damage control. They don't want the evil ex to find out and target the heroine yet.】

【They literally drew straws in the group chat. Felix lost, so he had to stay. The other three owe him big time. Haha!】

【Kind Substitute defeats Evil White Moonlight. This plot slaps!】