Chapter 325

It wasn’t even four yet when Amelia White finally got tired from walking around. As soon as she saw the house, her smile instantly brightened—way more genuine than any from earlier in the day. The other couples seemed to have had a great time too. After this round of dates, tensions among the twelve had eased a lot. That night, everyone helped cook dinner together. Amelia and James Bennett, as the show's guest stars, would be staying for four days, supposedly to give love advice to the other participants. Well, that was the idea, anyway. Amelia was the only one talking non-stop while James just sat there like a prop, occasionally grunting in response. But the whole time, his eyes kept drifting toward one person across the room—Maria Lewis. Maria didn’t even pretend to pay attention to Amelia’s monologue. She was busy battling a stubborn can of peaches. Megan Wright and Nathan Cole returned just as dinner started, carrying two massive bags of snacks to restock the fridge. Maria was stil