Comeback Of The Adored Heiress

Chapter 1400:

Faced with their warm invitation, Calan hesitated for only a moment before nodding. “That sounds great. I’d love to.”

As they stepped into Lilyana and Collier’s home, Calan came to an abrupt stop. His gaze drifted over the space—the soft lighting, the inviting warmth that lingered in the air.

Lilyana noticed his pause and raised an eyebrow. “Something wrong?”

Calan let out a quiet chuckle, shaking his head. “No. I’m just… envious.”

She tilted her head. “Envious?”

A shadow passed through Calan’s eyes, but his voice remained steady. “My parents work abroad. They’re always busy, and when they do take time off, they usually spend it together without me. I never really liked living overseas, and over time, I guess I became more withdrawn. The doctor suggested I try a change of environment, so I decided to come back here for school.”

Calan took in the decor of Lilyana’s home, so different from his own, and let out a thoughtful remark. “I never really understood what the doctor meant by embracing a new environment and lifestyle, but now I think I get it. Collier, Lilyana, thank you both.”

same aloof presence in her classroom—wasn’t deliberately trying to

had grown up with it, molded by it, to the point that even when surrounded by

curiosity sparked

that mean Collier is your first friend?” she

nodded, unbothered by

never would have guessed that someone as dazzling and accomplished as Calan carried such a lonely past. Just like that, the idea of seeing him as a rival

Collier, that makes you my friend too,” she said with certainty. “If you ever need anything, Collier

voice now, and when he said her name, it sounded different—softer, more familiar. “For the first

the next

exchanged glances before bursting into laughter. Just then, Collier sniffed the air and lit up with excitement. “It smells amazing! I wonder what the chef made. Let’s go check

stirred a protective feeling in her. Noting that he and Lilyana were classmates, she made a

while managing school every day… Why don’t I have the

Collier immediately perked up,

instinctively glancing at Lilyana, unsure whether