Chapter 52

I still felt the room’s silence creep under my skin. They waited for an answer and I needed to give them one now!

A nervous chuckle left my lips as I thought of a reply worthy enough to take me out of this mess. “Nico is a very social person as we all know...I mean, who doesn’t like him?” I forced a smile.

“I know I don’t,” An unfamiliar voice came from the circle. The room burst into laughter at the honest joke that aimed to ease the rising tension.

“But still...” The room went quiet again. “That doesn’t answer the question Ella,” Michael shot me a calm look I knew was far from what he projected it to be. He aimed to ruin me and he was backing down either.

“Well, I don’t care if she likes me or not...I like her...I like Ella and that is what matters.” Nico raised his eyes to meet mine and for a split second, the wind stopped and the room felt empty.

Was this Nico trying to come out about his feelings to me in public, or he was just doing it to save my face?

The crowed “Ooed” and sque