Chapter 916

Jonah had booked the largest private room at Rico Restaurant, with a massive table. Bruce sat on the opposite side, far from me. The room was lively, full of chatter and laughter. Caroline and I were whispering to each other, so Bruce shouldn't have been able to hear us. But as I glanced at his deep eyes, I couldn't shake the feeling that he could hear every word. His gaze was sharp, as though it could see right through my lies and peel back the layers of secrets buried deep in my heart. I couldn't hold his gaze, so I quickly turned away and cleared my throat. I glanced at Jonah, surrounded by a crowd and being poured drink after drink, and stood up. Trying to explain to Caroline, or maybe just giving myself something to do, I said, "Jonah's really lost it. If he keeps drinking like this, he's going to be out cold soon. I'll go check on him." "Oh, you're worrying about him already? Fine, go ahead," Caroline teased, but she still let me go. I could feel Bruce's gaze burning into m