บท 47: Conrad's offer

"Cozie, are you angry with me?" 

Cosette kept her eyes on the pool with her arms crossed. After they entered the mansion, Conrad told her he would need to discuss something important with Maxen. Therefore, here she was in the pool area, sitting on one of the lounge chairs while Luke sat on the one beside her. 

He was sitting on the edge, facing her squarely. A frown was reigning over his face, as she had been silent and barely spoken a word with him.

"Cozie..." he trailed off when she returned his gaze. "Did I do something wrong?"

A quiet sigh escaped her mouth as she flung her legs out of the lounge chair to his side and faced him. 

"Luke, I'm not angry with you. I'm just... upset and a little worried," she confessed, and let out another sigh. "I know you want to be my friend and I appreciate you making time to hang out with me. But... Maxen is my dearest friend. I'm not telling you to like him or befriend him — although that would be nice."