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.”

Elyse nodded, and they walked side by side. A delicate distance between them, like two strings on a violin—close enough to resonate together but never quite touching.

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

could reach for it, Edward intervened with a smile. “I’ll take care of

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

all this?” Elyse

didn’t even look up as he finished ordering. “Because I

lowered her head, unsure how to respond,

you’re trying to

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

“You’ve got more of these little habits than you think.

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

is full of

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