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Chapter 56 : What’s Eating William?

Author: Scarlett Rossi
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*Lily*

"William, sweetie, did you hear me?"

"Huh? Sorry, what did you say?" he looked at me, surprised.

"I said, what do you think about checking out a few museums after my interview tomorrow?" William appeared to be preoccupied the whole night. He seemed lost in a daze. Am I boring him? I bet it's Eva; she's probably up to her old antics again.

"How's Eva?" I asked, hoping to probe for further information as to whether she's engaged in any recent behavior that may be causing the disengagement.

"She's good," he nodded.

"Just good?" I replied with a sense of intrigue.

"We actually had brunch a few days ago, and she apologized for her behavior. I’d been meaning to tell you but got caught up with work. It slipped my mind."

Despite William's comments about how well things were going with Eva, he still didn't appear enthusiastic, which I was starting to find odd and unlike him.

I finished the rest of my dessert and tried getting him to talk again.

"Oh, did I tell y
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