Chapter 164

Jonah seemed uneasy the moment I asked my question. After a brief exchange of glances, he deliberately turned away to avoid eye contact. His reaction was instinctive, with a hint of guilt. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that something was off. Memories of our encounters at the fan meeting's backdoor and the gallery flooded back to me, and a rejected guess resurfaced in my mind. Throughout our time in Willowbrook, Bruce and I had been focused on the guest list, which had eventually led us to Sebastian. However, Sebastian's behavior was strikingly different from Jonah's elusive nature and how he excelled at concealing his whereabouts. It was such a coincidence that they had both arrived in Willowbrook at the same time and were staying in Fortuna. Yet, Sebastian's primary activity during his time in Willowbrook was flirting with girls, not hiking. But the person in front of me fit this description perfectly. With this in mind, I looked at Jonah in astonishment and