Chapter 21

Cyrus agreed that she did make a good point.

But he couldn’t help but wonder when she had become so fierce.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel seemed absentminded.

He couldn’t take his eyes off Lucinda.

He felt a twinge of jealousy as he watched her act like a spoiled child before Cyrus.

He couldn’t quite figure out why he felt so betrayed by her.

Perhaps it was the first time a woman had made him look like a fool.

After about ten minutes later, Eleanor came back in the banquet hall with Vivien.

It was clear that Vivien had taken the time to touch up her makeup to cover up the red mark on her left cheek.

stood obediently with Eleanor behind

would give Lucinda a sinister look from time to time, but that

continued, the music started up and people took to the

the music,

was practically bouncing with excitement, eagerly waiting for Nathaniel to take her hand and lead her onto the dance floor like a

Nathaniel rose from

in Eleanor’s eyes to

she could already see herself becoming the center of

then, in the

glass of wine in hand, Nathaniel walked

by the French patissier as she listened to

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a large hand appeared

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head and her eyes

immediately ruined

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