The hall recovered its order. Everyone interacted as if what happened just now did not exist. In their talks privately, though, mockery about Giselle was made.

Marcus pulled Cordelia to dance. The latter was not good at it, but no one could see that with the man’s lead. They gained a round of applause after the song ended.

Giselle was shaking in anger while Yelena glared at her.

“Useless!”

“Yelena, you—”

“Don’t you label yourself as a socialite? Don’t men buzz around you?” Yelena was fuming. “You can’t even take care of Marcus! Look at your cowardly response once he said that he had killed someone! What are you if not useless?”

Giselle pressed her lips together. She was also disgruntled. She had agreed with Yelena that they would embarrass Cordelia at the dinner, only for it to turn out to be herself.

When she first met Marcus, she was also attracted by the latter’s tall and handsome appearance. When he told her that he had killed someone with a smile, though, the dark sharpness in his gaze, the bone-chilling frost in his smile, and the sense of pressure he exuded all sent chills down her spine.

bored of life to seduce a

of silence, “Yelena,

she glared at Cordelia, who

goal will be achieved as long as you overpower Cordelia, right?” Giselle spoke in a hushed tone. “Her man has a

paused. “What do

a photo with

Giselle began to scroll through her phone, coming up with a photo a

this to me during the Hamerton’s dinner back then? This is Centrolis’ Hamertons! How many people at the dinner tonight have

this back for you so

stop her,

went on, Cordelia was done networking with her clients. She met Marcus’ gaze, and

“Want to go?”

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