Chapter 998

Ryleigh could not even utter a single word after a long time. She had always regarded Joe as her best friend—she would even categorize Joe as one of her confidants because he understood her so well.

However, she did not know that Joe understood her because he did so with all his heart.

“But… Why didn’t he tell me?” Ryleigh could not understand.

Maisie picked up the teacup, and her eyes were fixed on the rippling tea. “The feelings that he has for you are more than friends but less than lovers. Once he crosses the line and tells you what he’s wanted to tell you all this while, some things will never return to how they were before that, and that can ruin a friendship.”

Having said that, Maisie raised her gaze and glanced at Ryleigh. “Are you sure that you wouldn’t be frightened by him and stay away from him after confessing to you all of a sudden back then?”

Ryleigh did not know what to say for a while. After all, she had never thought about the answer to the question.

‘What would