Chapter 223
- KATE -
So his brother is with my best friend, who would’ve thought? I guess even she didn’t know. I doubt I would if I was in her shoes. The odds are quite slim but here we are, getting stronger in our friendship in more ways than one.
Never would I have imagined her being with someone like Liam. Not that it’s a bad choice, Liam’s got the charms and he’s a splendid man but I can’t help but wonder if Hazel knows the real him. The him he doesn’t talk about, the son of a deceased mafia boss who reigned a strong empire that still rules till date. I gulp. Just thinking about it sends shivers down my spine.
I wonder if she accepted him despite knowing him. If that’s so, I look up to face the man by my side, why doesn’t Killian show me any form of affection even now?
“It’s a small word we live in.” I chuckle, looking at my knuckles, trying to start a conversation. “Who would’ve thought those two would meet, talk less of build something together.” I add. Part of me yearns for a response but I’m not getting any. “They look adorable together, don’t you think?” Killian’s face is directed at the road and he hasn’t said a word to me since. Not yet at least.
I can’t read him.
“I wonder why you never mentioned something to me about it sooner. I almost misjudged.”
The sigh that drags on between us is the first thing to break his silence. It sounds forced and tired, like that of someone hoping to while time away from a painful or stressful moment. My lips form a line.
“As you know, chipmunk, Liam was supposed to introduce her to me today.” Killian says, his voice is calm yet the intention behind his tone doesn’t seem so. Or am I just overthinking this? I can’t tell. I don’t know.