"Layla, I hope I'm not a bother here," Demitri said as he took out a water bottle from the fridge.
"Not at all, Demitri. I am happy that you chose to tell Lucius about it," Layla asserted while making the pancakes.
"I was initially worried. I mean... He has you now. But then, I recalled how Matteo kept things from him and eventually, threw him in a tunnel which has no end," Demitri stated.
"I am sure Lucius will find his way out soon," Layla stated, placing the pancake on the plate, pouring the batter into the hot pan to make another.
"Will he?" Demitri sighed and opened the cap of the bottle. As he drank the water, he recalled the date his grandmother had fixed for him. "Layla, I need to go somewhere urgently," he said.
"Huh? Where?" Layla turned to look at him, turning the flame low.