Chapter 1841

"I promised you—if you stay and accompany me, I won't jump. But if you want me to go get smoothies with you, I won't say no," Liam said. Instinctively, Maeve averted her gaze to avoid looking into Liam's eyes, which sparkled with amusement. "Fine! Let's go buy it together!" Maeve walked ahead, with Liam following less than three feet behind her. Students around campus cast curious glances at the two of them. Maeve caught sight of Liam out of the corner of her eye several times. He stayed at a polite distance—not too close to make her uncomfortable. But… why was he walking so far from her? At this distance, Liam looked more like her bodyguard than her companion. The half-mile walk felt longer than any distance Maeve had ever covered before. When they arrived at the smoothie shop, Maeve pointed at the menu and asked, "Which one do you want?" "Strawberry smoothie." "Hi, I'd like two strawberry smoothies, please," Maeve said. "I want mine with more sugar," Liam added. "The sm