Carson slid into the seat beside Marina, a casual smile playing on his lips. “What brings you here?”

A hint of frost edged Marina’s expression. “Magdalen called me.”

Realization dawned on Carson. “Ah, so you two know each other!”

She took a sip of her drink, a cool detachment in her voice. “Not for long. Estelle was the one who introduced us.”

He nodded, giving her a sidelong glance. “I hear calling off the engagement was your idea. Why’s that?”

Marina’s lips curled into a wry smile. “Just felt it was all so dull!”

Carson’s brow arched in confusion. “Oh?”

longer believed in love. I accepted the arranged engagement my family set up. But now, when I think about it, it’s not what I

can still yearn for love, start afresh.

“So being with me means love is

raised an eyebrow. “Do you

tinge of guilt, “I didn’t think things through at the start. Now that I’m breaking off the

“No need for pleasantries. Someone like me worried about

in a toast, Marina said, “Here’s to you finding your true match, or someone with shared interests soon. The mess with the engagement is on me. I’ll take full responsibility, and I can

had already discussed calling off the engagement with her parents. They wanted her to reconsider. The Foster family knew too, and word was

a good relationship and didn’t want to see the

“No worries. I’ll talk to my folks. I won’t let them hassle

thanked him. “Here’s to you, Mr. Foster. May you return to the

said nothing, and

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