Under the Veil I Rule (Amara) novel Chapter 365

Once they arrived home, Amara unfastened her seatbelt but didn’t get out right away. “Mr. Everly, was there something you wanted to say?”

“Liliana tried to take her own life,” he said quietly. “It happened last night.”

News of Liliana’s suicide attempt had already made the rounds. Amara didn’t know the specifics, but she had a general idea of what had happened. She just nodded, choosing not to comment.

The interior of the car was dim, the silence so deep that she could hear both their breathing. Finnian studied her profile and finally spoke. “From now on, I’ll be staying with her.”

She’d already heard this once at the Everly family’s estate, but hearing it again still sent a sharp pang through her chest. Amara, however, kept her composure. “I understand.”

Her calm expression made it seem as though she didn’t care who Finnian chose to be with. Watching her, Finnian felt his own heart clench painfully. But what could he do? He was the one who’d said the words, the one who’d made the decisions. Whatever consequences followed, he deserved them. Amara shouldn’t have to bear any of it.

When Finnian fell silent, apparently out of things to say, Amara spoke up. “Thank you for driving me home, Mr. Everly. I’ll see myself out.”

She opened the door and stepped out. Finnian didn’t try to stop her. Without looking back, she headed upstairs.

Finnian hadn’t said it outright, but it was obvious he was staying with Liliana because of her suicide attempt.

But from Amara’s perspective, if Finnian felt nothing for Liliana, why should her actions affect him? Sure, most men might feel some sense of obligation in such a situation, but this was Finnian—someone who, while not exactly cold-blooded, certainly wasn’t the type to be guilt-tripped into anything.

So if he was willing to stay by Liliana’s side over something like this, it could only mean he still had feelings for her.

Maybe he was in love with Liliana and just didn’t realize it.

“By the way, how are things with Lucian?” Amara was done talking about those two and changed the subject.

Elysia waved a hand dismissively. “Oh, same as always. We went out for drinks once, but nothing happened. I’m just taking it one day at a time.”

She and Lucian had crossed some boundaries at that mountain resort outside the city, but that was just drunken foolishness—not exactly her proudest moment.

As for whether things would ever get serious between her and Lucian, she honestly wasn’t sure. She didn’t really have strong feelings for him either way. For now, she’d just see how things played out. Besides, Dorian had been acting crazy around her lately, which she found more amusing than anything else.