#Chapter 124: Needing Time

I sent a quick response back to Arthur not wanting to raise any other worry and suspicion with Monica. Dealing with my problems over Liam was more than enough—there was no way that I was about to add Arthur to that mix as well. Monica sagged back onto the couch and sipped her coffee. “Maybe Olivia was lying to you the whole time.” “But she honestly sounded so genuine about everything. Normally, I’m met with bitterness and sneered remarks from other girls. Olivia was kind and accepting. I really wanted to believe Liam, but then I saw him and Olivia after the final practice...” Monica pulled up the picture and tried to make sense of it. “It wasn’t Olivia who posted the photo.” “Let me see.” She was right. It turned out it was one of her friends that I remembered seeing who took the liberty of posting the picture. “Ella, a lot of what happened doesn’t sit right with me,” she said. “I’m not saying that Liam is innocent, but I really think you should talk to him and hear him o