Chapter 531
The moment Miles sent his message, the system popped up a notification. “Beck has left the group.” ® Miles was dumbfounded. Without hesitation, he dragged him right back in and then replied, “Come on, I was just joking. Look at you-such a short fuse.” Before Beck could reply, he was already typing again, “And honestly, this is on you guys. I told you yesterday we should watch the meteor shower and camp out. But nope, you were all ‘ busy,’ so here I am, stuck alone.
Boring as hell.” 1 Yesterday, when Miles brought up camping in the group, Beck had indeed brushed it off, saying he was busy. But the moment he saw Miles mention Celeste, his composure slipped. He stared at his phone for a long moment, then finally caved. ” Send the locatio Miles had just been venting-he hadn’t actually expected either Trevor or Beck to change their minds. So, when that message came through, he froze for half a second —- before scrambling to drop the pin in the chat. Then, just to be sure, he added, “Wait, hold up-you’re actually coming?
You’re not messing with me, right?” Beck then replied, “I’ll head out later.” Miles practically lit up. “No problem! I’ll have someone set up your tent first.” “Okay.” After sending the reply, Beck hesitated for a moment, then tagged Trevor. “Are you coming too?” 2 Miles jumped right in as backup, tagging him as well. Trevor’s reply was quick. ‘No. You guys have fun.” + Miles then replied, “Fine. Be boring then.” However, he was not done; he tagged another member who hadn’t surfaced all day-Wynn.
“Where are you?” A few seconds later, Wynn finally answered, “Almost there.” 4 So, Trevor wasn’t coming. But Wynn was. She’d seen every message in the chat and read every single word. When she saw Miles teasing Beck for skipping so many gatherings, her eyes flashed with sarcasm. And when she —- realized Beck had suddenly changed his mind? She nearly laughed out loud. It didn’t take a genius to know he’d only decided to come because of Celeste. 1 But clearly, Trevor and Miles had no clue about his real thoughts. Trevor, at least, had an excuse-he really was busy these days. If he weren’t…
1 Meanwhile, Celeste’s group had already finished setting up their tent by dusk. Kieran and Caleb had helped a lot. Celeste smiled politely. ” We’re planning to have a barbecue later. Want to join?” 1 Kieran jumped at the chance. “Definitely. We brought some food too, but honestly, two people grilling isn’t much fun. Better with more people-more lively.” Caleb chimed in as well. “Thanks, that’d be great.” The moment he spoke, Kieran shot him a frosty side glance but stayed quiet. 2 Just as they were about to start prepping dinner, Wynn finally arrived.
Her tent had already been set up earlier by Miles’ people. —- And she wasn’t alone. She’d come with Linda and a few of her friends. ° Linda didn’t know Celeste and Matthias were here too, so she was practically buzzing with excitement. Wynn, on the other hand, had lost all interest yesterday the moment she heard Trevor and Beck weren’t coming. She’d only decided to tag along because she was in a foul mood and wanted some air. Now, after what she’d just seen in the group chat, her mood had sunk even lower. 2 Compared to Linda’s bubbly energy, Wynn’s entire demeanor was cold and distant.
While Linda and her friends laughed and got the barbecue started, Wynn wandered aimlessly. 1 But just a few minutes later, she froze at the sight of a familiar figure. “Mr. Jennings?”