Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

First Love Novel 29

Chapter 29

Angela felt a bit confused because she was already married.

“Why are you looking at me like that? Even though you're married, you still have the right to have some fun. I noticed you haven't been in the best spirits these past few days. Go relax a bit—it'll do you some good," Joseph advised sincerely.

Unable to refuse his kind intentions, Angela reluctantly went into the dressing room.

It was a professional makeup team that typically worked with celebrities. However... it seemed everyone would be styled into white swans.

The rules for Joseph's event were simple. It was essentially a masquerade, where everyone's face would be disguised. Only their eyes would be visible to tell them apart. The room full of men and women would mingle, chat, and, if they felt a connection, they could exchange contact details.

By the time her makeup was done, even Angela could barely recognize herself.

There were a dozen or so women, and all of them were dressed identically. Could this event even be fun? Slightly exasperated, Angela sat at the back of the room. She nibbled on some fruit and hoped that the night would end quickly. The main event had yet to start, but she already felt a bit drained.

“Come on, ladies. Gather around." Joseph came on stage, holding a raffle drum. “Pick a number, and you'll dance with the person who has the matching number."

whether to laugh or cry at this. She dragged her feet and

one to go up.

were already dancing away in the dance area. Soft music

Joseph and whispered, “Grandpa, maybe I should skip the raffle since

wasn't that she feared that he would get upset; she simply didn't feel

himself. “Here, take this and have some fun. The point is to make him

the number 66 card and walked back to her seat. She planned to keep her number hidden and just sit

figure. The

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closer look, she realized it was Elena. And judging by

She had no intention of making

card walked straight toward her. He showed the number on his card in

see your card?" he asked in a soft, familiar

froze for a moment and looked up into the man's

It was Finn!

was he

with a bright, gentle smile. His eyes sparkled like

asked, "What brings you here?