My declaration was followed by silence and everyone around me looked at me in shocked silence.
Theo's expression looked especially betrayed and I could see his lower lip trembling as he tried to keep his cool.
Our eyes met and Theo quickly looked away from me before I could even say anything to him. And that made me sigh in irritation and… something else I could not explain.
Every fiber in my body wanted me to make Theo look at me again and explain why I was choosing to take such a difficult path. But at the same time… I did not have the courage to make him look at me.
So all I could do was stare at the back of his head and wait for him to turn his head my way.
As that happened, I took one glance around the room once more and my eyes met Lynn's. He had a strange expression on his face but I looked away from him before I could figure something out.
The very next second, Lynn stood up and clapped his hands.
