Chapter 386. A Big Tea

LEE

A week had passed since Mom’s birthday party—since Asher deliberately locked us in my drawer, since he and I made up, since Paige and Sarah reconciled with Migs and Fitz, and since Tate apologized to both Mom and Asher for missing the celebration.

Within that week, only a handful of events stood out as significant to me. For instance, Czar invited me over to her condo unit again, where she and Zac lived. We watched another movie that night, but the real highlight came afterward. Exhausted, Czar fell asleep early, leaving Zac and me awake and restless.

With nothing else to do, we decided to head out to a nearby convenience store, grabbed some alcohol, and spent the rest of the night drinking on their terrace. There, we silently watched the streetlights, the cars, and the people walking the Milano streets even as the night deepened.

Another major event was the apprehension of the suspect in the attempted murder case of Tate’s twin, Kade, which turne