Kiss My Revenge The Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 193

Everyone assumed Lavinia didn't like kids and was staunchly against marriage, so it came as quite a surprise when she decided to take on a goddaughter.

Elian shook his head. "Not really."

He knew who she was, but they indeed weren't close.

Celeste shot a glare at Miranda before turning back to Elian, looking rather unhappy. "Eli, did you forget me? Back at the neighborhood, I used to play with you all the time."

Elian took a small step closer to Miranda, frowning. "Don't call me that. We just know each other, not that well. Don't act like we're close."

In his youth, he had indeed encountered this girl. She was the granddaughter of one of his grandfather's colleagues. They all grew up in the same neighborhood.

So yes, he knew her. But Elian had always hung out with the boys, being somewhat of a lone wolf. His interests never aligned with the girls', and he found them more of a nuisance. He never really enjoyed playing with the girls from the neighborhood.

This Celeste - he remembered her. She often crashed his fun. So he didn't like Celeste; in fact, she kind of annoyed him.

Celeste looked at Elian for a while, pursing her lips in a pout. So many years had passed. Why did Eli still give her that same look of disdain every time he saw her?

She used to think Eli acted this way because he liked her, the way boys in their teens often teased the girls they had a crush on. But after all these years, why was he still like this?

Miranda glanced at Elian, then at Celeste.

"Your ex?"