CHAPTER 61
Author: Vicky
last update2026-04-30 19:04:49

It was already the next day.

Morning light slipped gently through the thin curtains, casting soft lines across Liam's small room. The place was quiet—too quiet for someone who had barely slept. His phone had been buzzing nonstop since early dawn.

Penelope.

Her name kept flashing across the screen. Call after call. Message after message. She wanted to come pick him up for the audition.

Liam sat on the edge of his bed, staring at the phone in his hand. He knew why she was calling so much. He knew
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