Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 30 The Dress Showdown

“Go ahead, cat up. Don’t starve yourself, Richard said kindly to me.

I nodded and quietly started eating.

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“Mr. Richard, here, have some drumstick. It’s good for your health” Wendy eagerly offered a drumstick to Richard.

Richard responded with a faint “Min but didn’t take the chicken leg she offered.

Wendy froze for a second, feeling awkward. She quickly turned to look at Caden.

Today, Caden was dressed in a white shirt, his blue checkered the slightly loosened, and his cuffs rolled up. He looked more relaxed than usual, with less of the meticulous, sharp–edged aura he often carried. His handsome features still held a calm, distant vibe.

With his long fingers, he was delicately peeling a shrimp.

He looked so elegant, so regal–perfect in every way.

His natural aura of power and authority was undeniable even in such a simple action. It was as though he exuded the essence of a king effortlessly.

Wendy couldn’t help but gaze at him with a bit of admiration.

I took a big bite of my chicken wing and thought, How can this woman be so infatuated even while eating?

The next moment, Wendy quickly peeled a giant shrimp and placed it in Caden’s bowl, speaking softly. “Caden, try the shrimp I peeled for you.”

But Caden moved his bowl aside, his expression cold and detached. “No need. I’m not used to eating shrimp peeled by someone else.”

Instantly, the shrimp fell onto the table and rolled off onto the floor.

Wendy froze for a moment. Here she was, the eldest daughter of the Crawfords, with everything at her disposal–yet she had humbled herself to peel shrimp for Caden, only to be rejected.

She looked utterly dejected. “Caden, I did it just for your

“Yes, Caden, Wendy is doing it out of kindness.” Eleanor said, trying to support her.

of his lips, Caden silently took the shrimp he had already peeled

You can have it, Caden said.

the table, except

frozen, too.

peel shrimp for me?

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someone else? He had rejected Wendy’s offer to peel shrimp in him, practically pushing

could feel Wendy’s jealousy and

of thanking me

a faint smile, accepting his

to nap and Cadenheaded to the company, I was left with nothing to do, so I

When I went to pick up Dulce from the pet hospital earlier. my clothes got a bit dirty and wrinkled, so they weren’t to wear again. I decided to

Ravencaus Delux, the most luxurious boutique in Rivemon. If I remember correctly, Raveneaux Delux had just signed a contract with Loe Studio, so this season’s Alice Signature Collection was being sold

I saw one of the Alice Signature Collection dresses I designed displayed in

on the dress I had designed to see how it would feel

me, could you bring that dress for me to try on I asked

this dress is designed by Loe. It’s the

brows, looked at my

just been playing with Dulce, my clothes were a mess–wrinkled and stained from eating.

total stranger here, and as an Alpha from

associate.

if I bought the whole

people who

unless I buy it, huh?” I casually pulled a black card from my bag and placed it on the counter. “In that

with no spending limit. Only people

a luxury store, there was no way she wouldn’t

the dress from the display

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