Chapter 456

A smile, soft as blooming flowers.

The warmth of her lips faded slowly, and Kieran thought this time, Lila had slipped away too fast.

Next time, he'd hold her tight and kiss her deep.

Until her eyes turned misty, until she saw no one but him.

When Lila finally arrived in Mapleford, it was well past lunchtime. Louise and Ash were happy to see her and even cooked a meal just for her.

Right on cue, Kieran sent a message.

"Did you get there safely?"

"Make sure you eat well."

Lila lowered her gaze, a soft smile tugging at her lips, and instantly replied with a "Got it" sticker.

She was halfway through her meal when Matthew arrived. For some reason, he looked a little worn out.

Was he just tired?

He sat across from her without saying a word. Even quieter than Jamie usually

was.

Lila set down her spoon. "Something wrong?"

A flicker of something unreadable crossed Matthew's eyes before vanishing.

"No, I just came to check on you. Jamie mentioned you've had a rough time with everything at home. She thought you might be feeling down and asked me to keep you company."

touched

people always said daughters were more

Matthew just sit there silently, keeping her company, was honestly

to the program crew. I'll come find you after I

school is going to be built on the east side of the village. You should go check it out

fine on set. Just take care of the school project and head

he stood up.

retreating figure.

Ash met with the village chief to get an update on the school's progress.

with Matthew. Before she could get close

she asked, noticing the

just assigning work. The director's calling me now,

Instead, she turned to find

"Oh, that

Why would

thought to herself and

next few days, she noticed the same man approaching

to overhear their

sat beside her playing

Kieran message you

who had been focused on selecting scripts, paused. She glanced at the

of confusion

sent a

but an unsettling

Mapleford for only a week, but Kieran, who rarely

saging her even tent

with, had

per eventess

text five or six times a day. Then it dropped to

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