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.

Caden silently took the shrimp he

shrimp. You can have

except for Richard, was

frozen,

shrimp for me?

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30 The Dress

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so high and mighty, how could he posibly peel shrimp for someone else? He had rejected Wendy’s offer to peel shrimp in

and

his way of thanking me for helping him return Richard’s dog.

a faint smile, accepting his rare

was going to nap and Cadenheaded to the company, I was left with

earlier. my clothes

Raveneaux Delux had just signed a contract with Loe Studio, so this season’s Alice Signature Collection was being

I saw one of the Alice Signature Collection dresses I designed displayed in the most eye–catching

I had designed to see how

for me to try on I

down, and then a disdain flashed across her face. “I’m sorry, this dress is designed

looked at my clothes, and finally

my clothes were a mess–wrinkled and stained from eating. I probably looked

from Rivemon. I was a total stranger here, and as an Alpha from the Shadow Pack. I was clearly being looked down upon by the

associate.

but chuckle to myself. Even if I bought the whole

those people who

me try it unless I buy it, huh?” I casually pulled a black card from my bag and placed it on the

card was a globally limited–edition VIP card with no spending limit. Only people with

that she worked in a luxury store, there was no way

momentarily looked at the card with suspicion, then her face immediately turned respectful. She hurriedly took the dress from the display and handed it to

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