Chapter 127: The Kindness She Could Explain
Giselle lowered her eyes.
Elias was looking up at her with those black eyes, and the request inside them was almost painfully clear. There was expectation there, and a little uncertainty, and something else she could not immediately name. It made his face look softer than it should have, as if he had placed something fragile in her hands and trusted her not to crush it.
She understood what he meant.
If she sat with him, the rumors would become harder to dismiss. Even if they were not actually together, other students would think Elias had some close relationship with her. The girls who wanted to approach him would hesitate. Most of them would give up before reaching his table.
In other words, he was asking to trade reputation for peace.
Even that reputation would only last a while.
