103: Visiting Damian's House

"She's been forbidden from freezing time by the doctor, for about this entire month."

And at that moment, Dim-Dim realized that Amma had been pushing herself and was no longer being transparent with Dim-Dim.

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"Hey, are you awake?" Clarinassa asked gently, as Amma blinked her eyes. The girl had been laid down by Dim-Dim on the bed in Damian's guest room.

"I—where's Dim-Dim?" she asked.

"I'm here," Dim-Dim said, who was actually reading a book on the floor while leaning against the bed.

Amma looked nervous when she saw him. "I think I dozed off," she said, trying to sound casual, but Dim-Dim and Clarinassa could both hear the guilt in her tone.

"I think it was more like fainting than dozing off," Clarinassa said.

Amma grimaced, then looked at Dim-Dim. Only Dim-Dim's reaction mattered right now.

"I'll go see how the kitchen is right now," Clarinassa said, then she left.

"What's wrong with the kitchen?" Amma asked, and Dim-Dim chuckled.

"Damian, Oriyan, and Charlotte are learning how