Be Careful What You Wish For

There was a reason why they said, 'Be careful what you wish for.'

And Sofony realized it only when it was already a bit too late.

...

When the two came out of Lauren Walker's mansion, the darkness of the night had already fully blanketed the world, or at least, their part of the world. She was only oblivious to this due to being busy with the meetings and discussions. Now, up above, aside from the never-ending stretch of dark blue that was almost black, she could also see the crescent moon peeking through the tall trees surrounding the residence. Its magnificent and conspicuous presence in the sky was just another reminder that it was indeed already nighttime.

Alarmed by how she didn't feel the passage of time, letting the evening caught up with them inside Lauren's laboratory, she asked the system for the exact time.

Her lips slightly parted when said it was already past 8 pm. She wondered how all those talks wasted more than two hours of their lives.