Chapter 124 - Did she have wrong this whole time?

The silence is thick, but it’s not uncomfortable—at least not for everyone else, from what I can tell. Liam is sitting across from me, and I can feel the weight of his gaze, though he’s not looking at me. His eyes are trained on Celeste, a steady, unwavering stare that makes me feel like I’m witnessing something private, something I shouldn’t be part of.

I glance at Nathan, who’s toying with his phone, but I don’t miss the way he keeps cutting looks in my direction. He’s been doing it ever since I walked up to them, like he’s suspicious of every word I might say or every move I might make. I get it, I guess. We haven’t exactly been on good terms since... well, since I yelled at him the other day. But I’d been angry, hurt. All I’d wanted was to make sense of why Celeste had shut me out.

My gaze drifts back to Liam, who still hasn’t stopped looking at her, and I try to understand what I’m