Chapter 188

Reina POV

I had a feeling something was not right with Ethan but he didn't want to talk to me. He pretended that he was okay but deep down, I knew he was not.

Ethan had been acting strange for the past few days, quieter, more distant, like he was keeping something to himself that he could not share.

I tried to ask him about it, tried to understand what was going on, but every time I brought it up, he would either change the subject or say it was nothing.

But I knew Ethan too well. He was not himself, and it bothered me that he was shutting me out.

Tonight was no different.

After dinner, he became unusually quiet, barely touching his food, lost in thought.

He said he was going to take care of something and left the house. His face looked pale like he was preparing something that I could not see.

I watched him leave the hold and I felt uneasy.

Something in my gut told me to follow him. Maybe it was the way he left without a word, or maybe it was just my own worry getting the bet