章節 80: Verrill's Birthday Party (Part 2)

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We headed out to the dining area since Kaiden complained of his hunger. The maids served the food and we all happily ate. Okay, maybe not all. Crystal barely touched her food. She only took spoonfuls when Callan pestered her to eat. Kaiden, Verrill, and Hora didn't notice anything amiss.

How nice it would be to be oblivious. Basically, no one was at fault here. But even if that was the case, the fact that Crystal was hurting remained. Ugh. I wanted to hug her so bad. Poor girl… it must have been so hard to see your crush getting along with—or rather, falling for, since it looked like that—another person. And to a friend at that!