#Chapter 198: A Matter Of Trust

Aria’s POV “I am busy,” Liam said. He purposefully stopped tugging on his sleeve, gripping both hands on the laptop and paperwork he carried instead. I knew he was busy. That wasn’t fully a lie. But was he truly so busy that he couldn’t find five minutes to talk to be before Sunday? That, I highly doubted. This timeline made the Saturday invitation even more suspicious. Something was definitely going on here. Maybe something big was happening on Saturday night. But what could it be that he would risk everything just to keep it from me? “But that’s not the only reason that we can’t talk until Sunday,” Liam finally admitted. “I wish I could tell you everything, but I can’t right now. Not until Sunday. On Sunday, I promise I’ll explain everything and everything will be made clear.” “I don’t like this secrecy, Liam,” I said. “In the past, we had too many secrets too. Back then, Sophia had tried to drive a wedge between us, just like Joanna is doing now.” “Just like Sophia, Jo