Chapter 283: Sharing Is Caring… Right?
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Ethan’s lips curved into a grin at the same time, and he nodded as if Adrien had just suggested the most reasonable thing in the world.
"Yeah," he chimed in, his voice carrying that same unsettling ease. "We could."
I blinked at them as they smiled as disbelief washed over me. I’d assumed they were joking because there was no way they were serious.
"Okay, very funny," I said with a nervous laugh, shaking my head as I reached for my tea, lifting the cup to my lips.
But neither of them laughed.
Why weren’t they laughing? This was a joke, right? Right?!
The silence that followed felt different again, heavier in a way that made something in my chest tighten, and I slowly lowered the cup without taking a sip, my eyes moving between them as the realization began to sink in.
"Wait," I said, my voice wavering slightly as I stared more closely at them. "You’re... you’re n–not joking."
Adrien raised an eyebrow, a slight smirk on his lips, but his gaze was serious enough to make it impossible to brush aside.
"Do I look like I’m joking, Prince?" he replied.
Ethan chuckled softly, but there was a warmth in it, not mockery, as he leaned back in his chair.