Evita stepped out of her car, her eyes gleaming with curiosity.
Tilda glanced at her, wrapped her coat tightly around herself, and headed towards the bar without another word.
Keanu watched her retreating figure, feeling a hollow ache in his chest.
As he moved to follow, Evita intercepted him.
âKeanu, wait.
â
Keanu paused, looking at her.
âWhat were you two talking about? Did you confess your love? What did she say? Did she agree to start over with you?â Evitaâs eyes sparkled with eagerness.
After seeing Tilda and Keanu at the hospital, sheâd reported everything to Scarlet.
Scarlet had urged her to push Keanu into reclaiming Tilda.
After acquiring Keanuâs contact details from a classmate, Evita phoned him and revealed that Tildaâs child was not from her current husband, hoping to boost his determination.
From the looks of the scene she witnessed, it seemed like the two were professing their love for each other.
âNo, she said she wouldnât divorce her husband.
She told me weâre done.
â Keanu sighed, his shoulders slumping.
Evitaâs eyes narrowed slightly before she smiled, placing a hand on his arm.
âDonât be discouraged, Keanu.
Women often say things they donât mean.
First loves are the hardest to forget.
You and Tilda had something deep.
She canât just let that go.
Sheâs probably just protecting her pride.
Keep trying.
Sheâll come around.
â
Hope flickered in Keanuâs heart.
Maybe Tildaâs words were just a defense mechanism.
Maybe, just maybe, she still harbored feelings for him.
After a moment of silence, Keanu cast a sideways glance at Evita with curiosity and asked, âWhy are you assisting me?â
Their relationship seemed rather distant, didnât it?
Evita blinked her eyes and replied, âJust consider it my way of alleviating boredom and enjoying a bit of drama, alright?â
She certainly wouldnât confess that it was to aid her closest friend.
Scarlet desired Tilda to divorce Lyndon, knowing that it would weaken Lyndonâs alliance with the influential Larson family, thus improving her brotherâs prospects of becoming the head of the Fernandez family.
Keanu refrained from further inquiry as he was indeed reluctant to give up on Tilda.
âLetâs head inside,â Keanu said, rejuvenated, as he walked toward the entrance of the bar.
Evita smiled with contentment.
As she walked, she shared the photo of Tilda and Keanu gazing at each other in the night with the group chat.
After some contemplation, she also forwarded the photo to Scarlet along with the details that Keanu had disclosed.
Moments later, Scarlet responded with a message, âEvita, I need your help with something.
â