Chapter 129

EMILIA

I’m upset about so many things, I don’t even know where to start.

One: Tessa should be here. But then again, I did hijack her ride when I bolted straight to Liam’s, so I don’t exactly get to whine.

Two: I opened Liam’s gallery and discovered he’s somehow managed to take over fifty photos of us—mostly me—and I had zero clue.

Three: I only went snooping in the first place because of that article. Everyone was actually saying nice things about us for once, which made me so stupidly happy I didn’t even clock the photo attached until later—Liam, caught in the act, sneakily taking a picture of me mid-rant about leafy greens.

And four, the kicker: I can’t even sulk properly about any of it, because I’m too nervous to even breathe straight. My stomach feels like it’s preparing for Olympic-level gymnastics.

Liam throws me a sideway glance when we pull up. “Are you okay?”

“No.”

“Relax,” Liam murmurs, steering me up the path like I’m a str