Chapter 513

Yuna's eyes flickered with a flash of panic, then she shook her head again. Seemed like that was her go-to move.

I raised an eyebrow. "If he didn't touch you or kiss you, what makes you think he's in love?"

Her cheeks flushed as she looked down. "He... well, there was one time he almost kissed me."

"Almost?" I tried to picture Wade's usual, reserved self. "Was he drinking?"

Guys get weird when they're tipsy, sometimes mixing up reality with whoever's on their mind.

Yuna didn't shake her head this time. Instead, she nodded slightly. "Yeah, last week he was kinda down and had a few drinks.

"I asked what was wrong, and he said it'd been a hundred days since his advisor passed.

"He said he missed her... then he looked at me and leaned in like he was going to kiss me."

Right—exactly a hundred days since Narelle had passed.

Hearing all this, I realized Wade must've been seeing Narelle in Yuna's place, which made my heart sink.

Hearing this, it hit me: Wade must've been seeing Narel