All too late for his love

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.

beauty. This was the first time they’d ever had the privilege

the makeup artists felt a pang

she was lucky, she might encounter one who wasn’t entirely repulsive.

with a revolting old man for

of a wealthy

dance. So based on her talents, the manager had arranged for her to be dressed

look at the dress and realized that the manager must have spared

of gleaming red rubles cinched the waist, creating

beauty was combined with an air of innocent naivety. With every subtle expression and movement, an effortless seductiveness emanated from her. Pure, yet sensual, she was enough to drive

ne of the

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

dance was over 70 years old, obese, and vulgar in speech. It was

a curse.

catch sight of him.