Lucas glanced at her, then let out a quiet sigh. He didn’t want to get too involved, but man, watching a couple like them fall apart like that—he just couldn’t stomach it.
"Miss White, I think... maybe you’ve misunderstood Ethan. He’s never been good with words, more of a doer than a talker. There’s probably a lot you don’t know about him."
"I know," Lila gave a bitter smile. "I know he isn’t good at opening up. He’s always shown more than he said."
Lucas was startled. The way she said Ethan’s name, that softness in her eyes—there was no way that was fake. Someone still that in love couldn’t possibly hate him. Maybe... this whole thing really was a misunderstanding?
“Miss White, during those five years you were gone, Ethan never stopped looking for you—not even for a day. We
