The thought of Zoe Pierce choosing Miles Sherman in front of him seemed even more upsetting than knowing now that it was Miles.
Erin Xavier found the latter possibility harder to accept.
Nathan Lockwood had also considered this possibility. He had to admit, Erin Xavier was right. The latter scenario was indeed more unsettling than the former.
Turning around, Erin Xavier rested his head in his hand and looked at Nathan Lockwood. "Nathan, what are you going to do?"
He couldn't think of a solution himself, so he'd come to ask Nathan Lockwood. His mind was a tangled mess, all balled up, impossible to find a single thread to unravel.
"Are you going to ask her?" he asked, a little curious. After all, Nathan Lockwood had just been advising him against it. Now, his own motivation had waned, and he felt there really wasn't much to ask.
Nathan Lockwood shot Erin Xavier a glance.
'I'm not like Erin Xavier,' he thought. The core issue he cared about had always been Zoe Pierce's choice.
