Ten days before Magdalen’s wedding, she decided to throw a bash for Estelle and Jonathan’s circle at the 9th Mansion.

Anyone who was anybody in J City got an invite.

As the evening unfolded, Jonathan drove to pick up Estelle and they headed to the 9th Mansion. By the time they arrived, dusk had painted the sky in shades of twilight, and the place was alit with a brilliant display of lights.

The air was brisk, but not too cold, so Jonathan flung open his overcoat and wrapped Estelle in his arms as they made their way inside.

They entered the private room to find it buzzing with energy. Charlie, Josiah, Carson, Andrew, and others were clustered around Morrison, laughing and cajoling him to drink.

In the adjacent lounge, Magdalen was keeping Emily, Amiee, and a few others entertained while they fussed over Kya.

Even Henson and Norah had made an appearance. The room was a cacophony of chatter and laughter.

As Estelle and Jonathan walked in, the crowd swarmed them. Carson chuckled, “You two sure took your sweet time. So what’s the verdict? How shall we penalize the latecomers?”

Jonathan replied with a smirk, “How about a drink penalty? And Charlie can take my shots for me!”

on earth

owed me a lifetime of favors? How do you plan on keeping that promise? With

into laughter. “I owe

into Jonathan’s embrace and gave Charlie a

and said

their banter for a bit, Estelle

greet her. “I’ve also invited Xavier.

Kya with a rubber ball, momentarily lost her smile and

for these types

raised an eyebrow. “I mentioned you’d be here, and

finished speaking than the door to

sight of the man she hadn’t seen in over a week, felt a sudden flutter in her chest. The ball slipped from her hands only to

the ball and looked down. “Just

up to welcome Xavier, who managed

Morrison replied with a polite smile. “Have a seat over

and the others for the first time, but they quickly broke the ice and found common

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