She lifted her slightly red and swollen left hand.
Seeing the flashing avatar on the screen, she hesitated briefly… but finally pressed the accept button.
"Hello…"
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At the same time, inside his Treehouse Shelter, Vikram had just closed the regional chat channel.
After thinking for a moment, he sent a few messages to Divya — intending to show a bit of concern for his hardworking "employee."
It was probably just a few casual words asking whether she could withstand the sudden drop in temperature during the extreme cold.
However, what Vikram did not expect was that there was no reply from Divya for a very long time.
"Did she fall asleep?" he wondered, puzzled.
"That can't be right. Everyone in the group knows the extreme cold is supposed to change tonight. They would definitely stay awake past midnight."
