Chapter 5

The two of them were walking arm in arm, laughing and chatting together. As soon as Pierce Martin saw me, his expression turned grim, and he subtly straightened his clothes before striding past me with his head held high.

In the past, whenever we argued, I was always the one to go to him to make amends. But this time, I chose to simply ignore him.

Pierce looked taken aback by my lack of reaction. Beside him, Faith Grant noticed the tension and chimed in.

"Kalani, didn’t you see Pierce standing here? Why aren’t you saying hello?"

"Are you still…