LUCIEN
I have never been so confused in my entire life. I was so sure that things were going well, and then she became so distant. It is even worse than before because now I am aware of what it means. How did things go so south? The image and my reaction. I had expected myself to be happier about the situation, but I felt my stomach drop into a pit as if I had done the wrong thing when I was sure that I had not.
On the call with Cory, I was just trying to defend her, but it had turned into this whole thing. I guess my luck was real, just that bad luck following me all around.
"How was your little date?" Theo enters the study with a smug smile on his face. He took one look at me and rushed to me. "Did you manage to fumble it?" His question was harmless, but why did it feel like an attack
