Chapter 248

The scent lingered around Melody, gradually calming her restless mind. She blinked, unconsciously wanting to move closer to the familiar scent. She couldn't deny that her feelings for Jeremy still lingered. Even this familiar smell on him was enough to make her feel at ease. It wasn't until her elbow was nudged that she snapped out of her thoughts. Startled, she quickly glanced at Jeremy, only to meet his cold and distant gaze. He simply lowered his eyes to look at her elbow for a moment and said nothing. She quietly muttered, "Sorry." Jeremy didn't reply. However, she soon realized just how close in distance they were. The furniture around the table was fixed in place, but she and Jeremy were noticeably closer than the others were to each other. When Melody had sat down earlier, she had been preoccupied with her own thoughts and hadn't noticed this. Now, it made sense why she had smelled his faint scent so clearly. She didn't think much of it, assuming that it was just tha