Chapter 103

NOAH I clenched my fist around the steering wheel as I drove home, unable to stop myself from thinking about the smile on Olivia’s face. That smile—one I had never seen before. It was beautiful, radiant, almost blinding. And it was never meant for me. That smile only appeared when she was with Liam. Olivia and I hadn’t spoken since our argument a few days ago. We exchanged only a few brief words when I went to pick up my mom after her visit—nothing more than a curt response, a low hum in passing. Nothing personal. I didn’t text or call her. I told myself I was giving her space—waiting for her to calm down so we could talk properly, like adults. But now, I finally realized the truth. She hadn’t texted or called because her husband was back. Because her attention had shifted elsewhere. Because she no longer had time for me. Because, in her world, I carried no weight at all. What a heartless woman. My chest tightened when I saw them leaving Margareth’s house together—so perfectly, so natu