Chapter 7:

“Tonight’s lighting technician must have a grudge against me,” Darren murmured, his hand slipping away from Belinda’s slim waist.

Belinda flashed him a playful smile and said with a twinkle in her eye, “Darren, it seems fate loves to tease us.”

She then turned, her gaze drifting to another beam of light across the room.

Caught in its glare stood a man, his expression icy and distant.

Belinda’s smile stiffened.

Kristopher?

Why was he here? Was he searching for her? Or…

Almost without thinking, her eyes flicked back to Darren.

There, she caught sight of his new partner, Cathy, whose displeasure was painfully clear.

A pang of sadness hit Belinda.

be just a mere

Cathy. How could he even

dance floor, causing her to squint. From a distance, soft


she briskly

keeping their relationship hidden from those who needn’t know. Now, as

she might have done with

to Kristopher and

the newest

her hand and gently placed it

Kristopher’s frame tensed slightly.

a cold gaze towards Belinda’s hand on his shoulder, his lips curling with a hint

“Why so formal?”

hand, warm and dry, took hold of Belinda’s waist firmly and yanked her close. “You seemed quite close with the other men you danced with earlier. Why such formality with your own

his gaze to meet hers, his dark eyes brimming with icy contempt. “We were married for three years, and I had no idea you

of his grip caused Belinda to

smile tinged with coldness. “There’s so


had tried to impress

know? If you

capable of dancing, but he simply turned and

had left a deep scar

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