Chapter 25

Days passed by, and Emily could tell that Ethan was still unsettled by what he had learned about her family. He had been distant and moody, and it made her worry.

One evening, she decided to confront him. "Ethan, is everything okay?" she asked, her voice soft.

Ethan looked up from his laptop, his expression guarded. "Yeah, everything's fine," he said, but Emily could tell he was lying.

She sat down next to him, her heart heavy. "You don't have to pretend with me," she said. "I know something is bothering you. You can talk to me about it."

Ethan sighed, then closed his laptop. "It's just...I can't stop thinking about what I found out about your family," he said. "I feel like you've been keeping so much from me, and I don't know if I can trust you anymore."

Emily felt a pang of hurt. She had never meant to keep anything from him, but she understood why he felt that way. "I'm sorry," she said. "I should have told you about my family. But you have to understand, it's not easy for me to ta