Chapter 27

Hayden seemed surprised to see me. "What are you doing here, Thaddeus? Are you here to see Lia about something?" My eyes fell on the breakfast he was holding. It was clearly for Ophelia. She had me buy breakfast just to mess with me even though someone else had already taken care of it. I brushed past Hayden without responding and walked toward the door. Ophelia's voice came from behind me. "Hayden, you're here! I've been waiting for your breakfast." Hayden chuckled warmly. "Yeah, traffic was terrible this morning. Sorry for being late. I hope you weren't starving." "Not at all. I've been waiting to have breakfast with you." With that, she pulled Hayden into the office. I heard their voices behind me and could almost picture their sweet interaction like how Ophelia and I used to be, but those days were long gone. Regret was all that was left. A pang of pain struck me. I wondered if this was the reason she wanted me around. Was it to make it easier to torment me whenever she fel