Chapter 269

Lia explained and looked at me. Her intense gaze was making me uncomfortable. Next to me, Chase and Dwane exchanged weird glances, while Sullivan leaned in to whisper, "Do you think she's here to confess to Xav?" "Could be." The other two nodded in agreement. I cleared my throat. "Ms. Lia, what brings you here?" Lia glared at me. "I said stop calling me that." "Are we not friends?" I was confused. "Just call me Lia," she replied. I forced a smile. "Lia it is." "Jeez, you make it sound like you're being tortured," she said while flipping her long, sleek hair over her shoulder. "I didn't want to wait any longer. I have something to talk to you about." Dwane and the others started making faces at me. They were all thinking this was the big confession moment. "Lia, if it's about feelings, we really don't need to go there." Influenced by my not-so-subtle friends, I blurted out the rejection before she could even speak. After all, I already had someone in mind, and I didn't want