Chapter 376

For a few seconds, neither of them spoke. Riyana’s chest felt tight. Her emotions were all over the place. She wanted to cry. She wanted to laugh. She wanted to hug him. She wanted to hide. Instead, she did the only thing she knew how to do when emotions scared her. “Fine,” she said, forcing her voice to sound casual. “I understand. You don’t have to be so serious.” She pushed gently against his chest, creating distance, not because she wanted to escape, but because her emotions were too close to spilling. Then she turned away and looked out of the window. Jabco froze. That was not the reaction he expected. Not even close. He stared at her for a moment, unsure, then slowly leaned back into his seat. His shoulders dropped. He let out a breath he didn’t realize he was holding. He shook his head slightly, helpless. He had laid his heart bare. Every feeling he had buried for years. And she was acting like nothing had happened. And she was pretending it didn’t shake her. But he could see it