Chapter 25

Still holding Charles' hand, Vanessa eyed Keanu and Seamus warily. The look in her eyes made Seamus feel hurt. "Nessa, we're childhood friends. How can you look at me like that?" Vanessa frowned. She didn't want to discuss such petty matters with them. In any case, weren't they the ones who chose to disregard their many years of friendship first? She eyed them both coolly and said, "Don't bother bringing such things up with me. I need to get home. If you have something to say, hurry up and say it." Seamus wanted to speak, but Keanu stopped him. Standing before Vanessa, he looked at her with a stubborn gaze and declared, "Nessa, what we did was wrong. We never liked Hannah. We just wanted to use her to make you jealous so that you'd figure out who you had feelings for. We just didn't expect…" Keanu explained what happened to Hannah, as well as the reason why they'd treated Vanessa poorly in the past. When Vanessa heard that Hannah had come to Jirphia to seek her help, she felt a l