Chapter 492

Ellie's cheeks turned red, and she pressed her lips together, letting out a soft hum. It was obvious that she was lying, but I didn't call her out. Instead, I looked around the library and said, "This place is really nice. Maybe I'll come here to procrastinate when I'm not in the mood to work." Ellie didn't react like I expected. Usually, she'd light up, hug me, and say how happy she was to have company. But today felt different. She definitely wasn't alone in the library, and whoever was with her was likely a guy. Was it Charles? Earlier, he had mentioned he only came here every now and then. Maybe I was overthinking things. "There are a lot of guys here today," I said, trying to sound casual. "I thought most guys would rather be playing video games than reading." "That's not true," Ellie shot back, a bit too quickly. "Oh? So you know some guys who actually read?" I asked. Ellie hesitated for a moment. She was still too inexperienced to hide anything from me. "No, I don't," sh