Chapter 132

The room fell silent as Dashiell held his breath, waiting anxiously for her response. But when Miriam finally spoke again, his hopes were dashed. ‘She said no.’ ‘Oh.’ It was all Dashiell could muster. Disappointment washed over him like a tidal wave. But Miriam quickly tried to cheer him up. ‘Hey, don’t look so down! At least she promised to still be friends with me. As for you, Dash, my dear boy, it’s time for you to move on.’ Dashiell shook his head stubbornly. ‘But Mom, you are the one who lit a fire under me, urging me to go after Elodie. Why should I give up now?’ ‘Yes, I did, but that was then, this is now. Things are different now. I like Ellie a lot, and I still believe you two would have made a great couple, but it’s clear she’s moved on. And I don’t want you to waste your time or risk getting your heart hurt.’ Dashiell scoffed at her last remark. ‘Too late for that now, Mom,’ he muttered to himself after he hung up. Sure, he had never explicitly told Elodie how he felt, but h