Chapter 32. Lie

Priya glanced at him as soon as she heard his question.

"Nothing," she replied, shifting her gaze outward once more.

"You're unusually quiet," Priyank observed.

He couldn't decipher her thoughts, but her silence, coupled with her distant look, was certainly out of character for Priya.

It was unsettling for him.

He couldn't pinpoint why he felt this way, given his fondness for silence, but Priya's silence was different—it made him crave her usual banter, even if it was trivial.

“Let me know if something's wrong.”

He wasn't sure if he could fix it, but fretting over Priya's thoughts seemed futile.

"I told you, it's nothing. I just want to admire the view; it's beautiful," Priya remarked.

Though it hadn't been long since she went to college, she already yearned for the carefree days and the comfort of her own orphanage.

At least there, she didn't have someone like Priyank constantly in her case.

"You're more stunning, Angel," P