Chapter 20-Evelyn
Paul’s stare was venom.
Not at me—at Adrian.
I felt the tension snap like a live wire between them. No one else seemed to notice how dangerous the air had become. They were too busy scrolling through whatever news had just dropped, whispering words like massive, genius, game-changing.
All about Adrian. Of course.
My mother finally broke the silence. “Adrian,” she said with a smile that felt a little too eager, “this project of yours… did you plan to announce it today?”
He didn’t even glance at her.
His eyes were on me.
“Timing felt right,” he said simply.
A chill ran down my spine.
That tone… he’d done this on purpose. Like everything he did lately was a move on a chessboard I didn’t understand. I knew all that was to get to Paul.
‘But what for?’ I thought.
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