Declan came up with a rather standard answer.

“Miss McKinnon needs you still.” He said, “She called me today and told me about how you’ve been acting off recently. She’s very worried about you as a friend. I feel that we shouldn’t affect her usually calm life anyhow, don’t you think so?”

Glenna felt her heart sink.

She had naively assumed that Declan perhaps cared about her at the very least, which was why he would try to explain the painful topic to her willingly.

“So…” Glenna’s voice was shaky when she said, “So, you’re only here to see me to solve this issue. You’ve never found yourself to be at fault, right?”

“A deceit will always be wrong. However, as I’ve said, we don’t have a right to intervene as outsiders.”

Declan looked at the tears she held back in her eyes calmly. “Glenna, you’re an adult and a childhood friend of Fionn. I hope you won’t ruin your friendship with Miss McKinnon because you’re doing it out of momentary spite.”

Glenna clenched her fist tightly and lo