Chapter 76: Yuria Repays a Favor (1)
When faced with an utterly unexpected situation, people tend to freeze.
Like when a truck suddenly appears from nowhere in an alley, and you’re so shocked you can’t even move—just getting hit in the end.
This reaction is commonly referred to as the freeze response, and for me, realizing that Greg was in danger triggered exactly that.
It was a scenario I’d never considered during the month he’d been away from the city.
"You said you’d be back soon. And now this?"
I clenched my fists tightly as the memory of my last moments with Greg replayed in my mind.
His words, saying he’d be back in no time and that there was nothing to worry about, were still vivid in my head.
As if a tide had receded, my initial shock quickly gave way to a flood of emotions crashing over me all at once: worry, anger, frustration, anxiety, irritation, and unease.
I couldn’t stay still like this.
Feeling like my insides were boiling, I burst out of the office, ready to rush outside.
“Wait, hold on. Where do you think you’re going?”
“...!”