Chapter 154. I Will Make It up to You

“Hi,” Reyona responded with a semblance of a smile and gestured at the space beside her on the bench.

Maxwell sat, and they were both silent for a while.

Reyona could feel his eyes on her, but she didn’t look away from the cascading fall of water in front of her.

“How are you doing?” he asked eventually.

“Like I am about to sign my life away,” she said automatically.

Then, still without looking at him, she waved her hand airily and said “That was a silly joke. Toria must have influenced me,” she added with a dry chuckle.

“You told her.”

“I have to tell someone,” she said defensively. Then, before he could say anything, she continued, “You do not have to come, you know. I already told you that.” she said, still without turning to him.

“I just wanted to see how you were doing,” he said, still turning to her.

Reyona turned towards him, then she immediately wished she hadn’t because there was something in his look at that moment