章 234: Unspoken Truths    

[EVE]

As Cole finally drove me back to my condo, the silence between us was thick with unspoken words.

My mind, however, was far from quiet. I kept trying to recall what happened after the pool incident, but every time I reached for the memory, it slipped away like grains of sand through my fingers.

There was something—something crucial—I was missing. I could feel it, like a phantom whisper just out of reach. The harder I tried to remember, the more elusive it became, leaving behind a gnawing sense of unease.

"What's on your mind?" Cole's voice broke through the silence, calm but carrying a note of curiosity.

I glanced at him, his eyes fixed on the road ahead. "Just . . . trying to remember something."