Rowan understood the message—he needed to handle things privately.
Amelia glanced at the chat history but had no intention of exposing Rowan. “You still hang out with them. It wouldn’t be good for you to speak up for me. Put your phone away.”
Saying that, she tossed the phone back to him.
Rowan, however, wanted to show his allegiance. “I was ignorant before, thinking that being in their circle made me important. But now I see things differently. Gossiping and ostracizing people isn’t right. Amelia, I’m not siding with you just because you’re powerful. After today, I’ve genuinely realized a lot.”
He had lost his mother at a young age and always craved companionship. He enjoyed being surrounded by people, the liveliness of it.
That was why he never lacked friends—even if he didn’t like
