Chapter 0454

The laughter and music from the party seemed distant now, a stark contrast to the piercing silence that followed Enzo's announcement. I could feel the tension, the mix of shock and disbelief that clouded the room.

"You're... not coming back?" someone asked.

Enzo shook his head. "Not to the team, no. I'll be leaving for six months. After that, if all goes well, I'll be traveling the country to help teams. It'll be a long of long-distance traveling."

"Why Enzo? Why now?" Derek, one of his teammates, blurted out, his voice a blend of confusion and hurt.

Jessica, always the emotional one, added, "We're a family here, Enzo. You can't just leave us hanging like this."

decision pressing down on him. He glanced my way, and our eyes met briefly, communicating more

voice trembling ever so slightly but still firm as it always was. "But sometimes, we need to make tough decisions for ourselves, for our own growth. I never planned for this opportunity, but now that it's here, I have to seize it.

of voices broke out, a cacophony of confusion, anger, and sadness. Through the tangle of emotions, I could sense the

as either of us expected, which was to say that it hadn't gone all that well in the slightest. With that, he made his way out, the heavy wooden door shutting behind

room in Enzo's absence. But I couldn't linger any longer. My heart ached to be with Enzo, to offer him

I was suddenly stopped by two familiar faces. Both of them, with their arms folded, wore expressions of concern mixed with a tinge

her keen eyes, was often too observant for her own good, while Jessica had

soft, "how long have you known

a deep breath, I admitted,

you kept it a secret from us all this

gaze. "It wasn't my secret to share. Enzo needed to come to terms

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