Chapter 287 The Improper Lady

"Mason?!" Amelia exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"

"What? Am I not welcome?"

Mason, dressed in a simple beige suit, looked even more strikingly handsome. His androgynous beauty had already caught the attention of many women at the event. "Why would you think that?" Amelia said with a smirk, eyeing Mason and Sadie. "Do you two know each other?"

Mason slung an arm around Sadie and said with a clear voice, "Sadie and I go way back to our college days. I've always been there for her, like a guardian angel."

"I see," Amelia said, smiling meaningfully. "Just like Micah and me, then!"

Amelia never missed an opportunity to remind Sadie of the special relationship she had with Micah. However, mentioning Micah also inadvertently reminded Sadie of a promise she had made to him-to keep her distance from Mason... 'If that devil finds out about this run-in, there will be hell to pay.'

With this thought, Sadie shifted slightly to the side, stepping away from Mason's embrace.

Mason paused, a hint of dejection in his eyes.

"Well, if Sadie's got someone looking out for her, I won't intrude." Amelia grinned effortlessly and walked away.

went off to find

a glance and followed

up, she felt a tug on her arm-it was Mason. "Sadie, we need to

quickly pulled away, whispering, "Mason, remember we

hand froze in mid-air, his expression

at him and lowered her

far off, watching her. He was holding a wine glass,

left Sadie. He must have seen everything that happened, and now his gaze was

the crowd. Despite averting her gaze, she couldn't shake the oppressive feeling of their unsettling stares. Regardless of gender, they all seemed to view her with disdain, suspicion,

few women whisper

just screams 'not

one of those wannabe celebs or internet stars, doing anything to rub elbows with the

Look at her, with her chest and thighs virtually on display-nothing but bait for

crash a high-class

her in? She's bringing down our

was Amelia. Drop it. She's not someone to

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