Chapter 81

She only had a fleeting glimpse of him, however, and soon lost sight of the man amongst the sea of people filling the hall.

Willow let out a wry laugh, realizing that she must have been hallucinating. Zayn must be busy spending a romantic evening with Skyler. There was no way he would be in a place like this!

It was for the best that he didn’t come. Even though he hurt her deeply, she still did not want to expose this unsavory side of herself to him. She was quite pathetic, seriously.

In total, there were six women whose first dances were up for auction tonight. Willow was among them. Before the bidding, each woman had to dance.

The manager

er was a typical shallow man. As expected of him, he saved Willow, the most beautiful, for last as the grand finale. Dancing would have been a breeze for Willow in her healthier days. But lately, her body had deteriorated so much that she was worried she wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

So, as the makeup artists worked on her, Willow closed her eyes to rest and conserve her energy.

Willow’s beauty. This was the first time they’d ever had the privilege of working on such a gorgeous

after the excitement wore off, the makeup artists felt a pang of

she might encounter one who wasn’t entirely

revolting old man for the rest of

mistress of

on her talents, the manager had arranged for her to be dressed in a vintage–style

dress and realized that the manager must have

creating a pure, yet alluring,

subtle expression and movement, an effortless seductiveness emanated from her.

ne of the

it was approaching 10:00 pan., it was finally Willow’s turn to take the stage. Rumor had it that the highest bid for a

over 70 years old, obese, and vulgar in speech. It was unclear whether this was a blessing

a curse.

room, she happened to catch sight of him. He was clumsily shuffling about the dance floor, clutching a young

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