Chapter 17

Ever since she'd interrupted Rowan's confession to Estella, Zoe had been extremely cautious, doing her best to avoid him. She explained, "Rowan's first confession ended with a failure because of me. He's finally getting another chance after all these years, yet I've ruined it again. He probably wants to choke me to death right now!" Estella found it amusing. "There's no way he'll do something like that. Zoe, you're his sister. He won't be mad at you." However, Zoe had a grim look on her face. "Estie, it's because you have no idea… Rowan locked himself in his room for three whole days after you rejected him back then. Before that, my parents hadn't spoken to each other for years. Yet, my dad came asking for my mom's help with talking to Rowan. "Rowan really liked you a lot. All these years, I've never once seen him try dating someone else… Oh! I don't mean to pressure you by saying these things. It's solely up to you whether you want to try seeing him. Even though I'm his sister, I