Chapter 228

When Oliver stepped back into the dessert shop, he instantly felt the awkwardness in the air. Serena was giving him the kind of look that could peel paint off a wall—disdain written all over her face. Jack Brooks’s brows were furrowed like he was disappointed his friend had let him down, and Dylan stood off to the side watching like he was enjoying the show a little too much. Clearly, while Oliver had been walking Ivy back to campus, the three of them had been having a good ol’ gossip session—about him and Ivy, no less. "Jack!" Serena puffed out her cheeks, her eyes sharp and locked onto Oliver. "Yes, your highness." Jack stepped forward and made a silly face at Oliver, clearly in a playful mood. Serena crossed her arms and grinned mischievously. "C’mon, tell us—what’s going on with Mr. Thompson and Miss Penn these days?” Oliver knew this was going south fast. Not waiting for Jack to add fuel to the fire, he forced a smile and said, “We all done here? Grand opening’s tomorrow. Chop-cho