Under the Veil I Rule novel Chapter 124

"By the way, Amara, did you know Keith before?" Cedric asked. "I never noticed you guys were so close."

Amara flashed a smile. "Keith and I have been friends since we were kids. He's been super busy with the production, so we haven't had much time to catch up."

"Oh, childhood friends, huh?" Cedric nodded in understanding. "It's kind of serendipitous that we ended up choosing Keith as the lead."

They chatted idly as they made their way to the set's exit, just in time to see Liliana and Finnian heading out as well.

Liliana paused, giving Cedric a friendly wave. Cedric returned the gesture with a couple of words before Liliana turned her attention to Amara.

"Heading out too, Ms. Sullivan? I heard you've been buried in the script all afternoon. Busy day?"

Despite Liliana's pleasant demeanor, Amara didn't even glance her way, simply ignoring her. She addressed Cedric, "Mr. Zade, I'm off. See you tomorrow."

With that, she strode past Liliana and Finnian without so much as a sideways glance, leaving Liliana standing there, biting her lip in dismay.

"Finn, does Ms. Sullivan have something against me? I was just trying to be friendly, and she completely ignored me."

Finnian watched Amara's silhouette gradually fade into the night before turning back to Liliana. He replied coolly, "She doesn't want to engage, so just leave it be. It's not worth worrying about."

Liliana was slightly taken aback. He had a point; there was no reason to keep trying if Amara wasn't interested. But it wasn't the response Liliana had hoped for, and she nibbled on her lip again.

Back at home, Amara called Keith, inviting him to midnight snack when he was done with his event.