Emily left with a grim look on her face. Before she walked away, she glanced at me, her expression complex.

Perhaps she always knew it was Alex who had been approaching me actively, but she didn't want to believe that it was his choice.

Emily had been deceiving herself, convincing herself that all of Alex's actions were because I was still giving him hope.

She might come to trouble me again, but that was something beyond my control.

Honestly, I had no expectations ...