Chapter 110. Foiled Plan

Adriel

Leaning back in the car seat, I let out a sigh laden with uncertainty. The political campaign was going well, but a restlessness persisted within me, a sense of emptiness that persisted despite the victories we achieved.

As the city lights flashed by quickly through the car window, my mind returned to Liam's invitation. Dinner at his apartment with Cecilia. I accepted without hesitation, but now a doubt had settled in my chest. Was I ready to confront the feelings I still harbored for her?

An insistent inner voice questioned my motivations. "Do you really want to go?" it asked. "Perhaps it's time to confront your feelings once and for all."

I knew that voice was right. Maybe it was time to face head-on what I had been avoiding for so long. But the image that seemed to be haunting me in recent days wasn't Cecilia's; it was Manuela's.

It had been days since our last encounter since she sent me away from her apartment. The thought of Manuela intertw