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."

nodded, touched by

more

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

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

for a moment. "No need. I heard the elementary school is going to be built on the east side of the village. You should go check

Just take care of

he stood up.

watching his retreating figure. Something

chief to get an update on the school's progress. Once the timeline was confirmed, she headed over to the program

Matthew. Before she could get close enough to hear, the person turned and

wrong?" she asked, noticing the

they were just assigning work. The director's calling me

didn't press Matthew further. Instead, she

"Oh, that

narrowed her eyes slightly. Why would

herself

the next few days, she noticed the same man approaching Matthew-twice

to overhear their

beside her playing a game, he

Kieran

had been focused on selecting scripts, paused. She glanced

confusion crossing

would have sent a message

bit longer, but an

for only a week, but Kieran,

saging her even tent

begin with, had been

per eventess

or six times a day. Then it dropped to two or three. And

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