Chapter 129: Brushing Presence

He admitted that he did admire Eliana, but she had gently rejected him. Now, he just wanted to be friends with her like normal... Ah! Karen sighed silently in his heart. He walked to the round table and, this time, without anyone's prompting, Karen consciously took a seat farthest away from Eliana. As soon as he sat down, he felt three pairs of eyes looking at him approvingly, expressing one thing: at least he had some self-awareness. Karen: "..." Was it really necessary? He had to rant to Aiden about this when he got home. He really felt unjustly treated. Thinking like this, when he got home and mentioned it, before he could even cry injustice, Aiden coldly said, "Serves you right, you're not at all unjustly treated." Karen: "..." Am I really not unjustly treated? Let's not dwell on what happened after he got home. Now, let's talk about the present. The group chatted while eating. Eliana smiled along throughout, but her smile was light, seeming a bi