Caught in between, Arden was still unaware at the moment of what his very existence had caused.
Right now, his biggest problem was coming up with an excuse for his odd behavior that Addie had pointed out.
He felt immensely guilty for having to lie to her, and he only had himself to blame. He shouldn’t have been so careless in the first place.
But he felt this not knowing that he was also being lied to in return. And yet, if he ever found out about any of it, chances were he’d only think he deserved it.
Arden had luckily thought of a good enough excuse by the time he and Addie were seated at a table and were done placing their orders. As they waited for their food to arrive, he thus began, “I suppose…”
“Hm?”
Arden self-consciously met Addie’s eyes, but he would look away periodical
