Chapter 69

Gabrielle glanced at me strangely a few times, then suddenly sighed. "You really…" "What?" "You've changed." She looked at me seriously. "At first, I thought it was just memory loss. But now, it's like your whole personality shifted." I shrugged. "Maybe I've just finally found the real me." Honestly, I just wanted to avoid Jonathan and Alicia quietly, but of course, Alicia noticed us. She looked right over and called out in a cheerful tone, like nothing had ever happened between us. "Elise! You're here?" She waved us over, her voice overly familiar, pretending like there was no tension at all. Tugging on Jonathan's arm, she said, "We were just talking about you! I can't believe you showed up so soon…" She said, "I showed up", not that I was "back". She said it as if she and Jonathan were the real hosts of this house and Gabrielle and I were just visitors. My eyes landed on her hand, still clinging to Jonathan's arm. He glanced down, then quietly pulled away and stepped toward