75. Showdown

75. Showdown

"It's okay, sis." Grace replied directly without asking Freddie's opinion.

"Can I get you a drink?" she asked later.

"No, no. We'll get it ourselves later, won't we, Tur?"

Daniel went to get Lea a drink and returned, holding glasses of ice and ponding with both hands. As Lea had said, she always liked to get ice pong instead of other beverages at parties.

Daniel, who was used to being a wine drinker, felt terrible about continuing his habit in front of Lea.

"Thank you," Lea said and took the glass from Daniel. She stirred the contents of the glass thoughtfully for a moment and then sipped it little by little; this time, she could absorb the contents in the ice, pineapple, grapes, apples, kolang-kaling, and pudding. Unlike when she sat with Mr Bopeng, she could only sip the water through a straw because the mask was so tight that it did not allow her lips to swallow freely unless she wanted to lift it, risking exposing her face completely.

"Lea?" Shane snapped back. It se