Chapter 45

Iris

“What did you mean she’s dead? Tracy asked as she munched her food in shock.

“The poor girl killed herself... like jumped into the river,” Brian shared in detail.

“That’s so sad. I wonder what her parents would think. Tracy sympathizes. It was unlike Tracy to feel bad for her, but I just kept quiet and watched her.

“You’re feeling bad for her? Brian asked as he widened his gaze in suspicion. “That’s very unlike you?!

“What did you mean?! I’m not that heartless! She defended herself, still munching loudly on her food.

It just occurred to me now that she was just doing all this to suppress her emotions since I was in the room.

“Oh! I need to get something from the kitchen! Brian excused himself as he stood up and disengaged himself from our circle.

We were seated on the floor in the middle of Brian's sitting room.

Being around them was the only thing that has kept me sane for the past week. It has been almost a month since the incident, and Ian isn’t back.

And it was also the first