Chapter 1161:

“Come on! I’ve reserved a great spot. You’ll love it!”

Though his mood was lively, the strange feeling Elyse had sensed earlier still lingered, like a shadow on a bright day.

“Edward,” she ventured as they walked, “you’ve seemed… different lately. Or is it just my imagination?”

Edward paused, his quick talking a moment longer to surface. “You’ve always been sharp.”

Concern flickered across her face. “What’s going on with you? Is something wrong?”

Edward glanced at his watch, sidestepping the weight of her question with a light laugh. “Let’s get to the restaurant first. We can talk once we sit down.”

nodded, and they walked side by side. A delicate distance between them, like two strings on a violin—close enough

where the town lay sprawled beneath them. The waiter led them to a

reach for it, Edward intervened

to Edward, who began ordering with an almost uncanny precision—every dish, from the

this?” Elyse asked, surprised,

finished ordering. “Because I made

a cloud before the storm broke. Elyse lowered her

Edward smiled. “You always do this when you’re trying to avoid something—hoping the problem will disappear if you don’t

her head. “I’m just tired,” she replied, brushing off his remark.

more of these little habits than you think. I’ve noticed

rise, like walls being hurriedly built to keep out an unwanted visitor. Did he really think that observing her quirks meant he

is full

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