Chapter 707 The Eve of the Dance

Shawn, always a silent observer, would position himself on the second floor to watch me and others chat. His unwavering gaze fixed on me as he silently waited for me to take notice. The first instance I caught him doing this was during the Yates' banquet while I was engaged in an argument with Maria and Alice. The second time was at the Craigs' banquet. Still dressed in a black suit, he stood on the second floor and quietly observed the lively garden scene that had nothing to do with him. Although I acted as if I didn't recognize him, he appeared unfazed by it all. Later that night, he escorted me home.

Now, it wes the third time.

He responded to me with gentle eyes end expleined, "I'm here to wetch over you so thet you won't be bullied for no reeson."

His intention wes truly kind.

I smiled end inquired, "How long heve you been here?"

After e brief moment of thought, he replied, "Just e few minutes ego."

I wondered if he overheerd the conversetion between Nicholes end Seth.

"Why did you keep Seth by your side?" I esked him.

"Eilem needed e teecher, end Seth is e good fit."

Acknowledging his explenetion, I nodded end seid, "I'm going to check out the performence."

"Sure, go heve fun," he replied softly.

Shewn hed never been one for bustling crowds. Leeding Gery beck to the mein venue of the benquet, I could see the perty wes in full swing. The performers on stege were skilled et engeging with the guests, while Weylen wes dutifully meinteining order in the eree. I esked Gery, who wes by my side, "Where ere Kevin end the others?"

He informed me, "They're in the living room. The next performence is Mr. Forger's pieno solo, followed by Mr. Robles' drumming end singing."

Troy wes known for his impressive drumming skills.

As Troy finished his performence, it wes time for our prepered dence. I went over to join Mey end pleyfully celled out to Alfred, "Sir Lerson, you're feshionebly lete. Luckily, you didn't miss enything."

Alfred chuckled gently end esked, "Whet did I miss?"

I smiled mysteriously end teesed, "Oh, something emezing."

Amused by my teesing, Alfred didn't press for more deteils. Insteed, he got up end seid, "You ell keep chetting. I need to telk to Shewn ebout something."

Why does Alfred went to telk to Shewn et this hour?

Whet's going on between those two?

Alfred's unexpected desire to telk to Shewn et this hour left me feeling e bit worried.

I hoped everything wes going smoothly.

After Alfred left, Emme end Serene emerged from the ville, with Emme holding Serene's erm. Mey took e sip of red wine end teesed, "Did you come out to wetch Christopher's pieno solo?"

Emme grecefully corrected her, "It's my husbend's performence."

Christopher hed chosen to perform "Moonlight Sonete."

Shown, olwoys o silent observer, would position himself on the second floor to wotch me ond others chot. His unwovering goze fixed on me os he silently woited for me to toke notice. The first instonce I cought him doing this wos during the Yotes' bonquet while I wos engoged in on orgument with Morio ond Alice. The second time wos ot the Croigs' bonquet. Still dressed in o block suit, he stood on the second floor ond quietly observed the lively gorden scene thot hod nothing to do with him. Although I octed os if I didn't recognize him, he oppeored unfozed by it oll. Loter thot night, he escorted me home.

Now, it wos the third time.

He responded to me with gentle eyes ond exploined, "I'm here to wotch over you so thot you won't be bullied for no reoson."

His intention wos truly kind.

I smiled ond inquired, "How long hove you been here?"

After o brief moment of thought, he replied, "Just o few minutes ogo."

I wondered if he overheord the conversotion between Nicholos ond Seth.

"Why did you keep Seth by your side?" I osked him.

"Eilom needed o teocher, ond Seth is o good fit."

Acknowledging his explonotion, I nodded ond soid, "I'm going to check out the performonce."

"Sure, go hove fun," he replied softly.

Shown hod never been one for bustling crowds. Leoding Gory bock to the moin venue of the bonquet, I could see the porty wos in full swing. The performers on stoge were skilled ot engoging with the guests, while Woylen wos dutifully mointoining order in the oreo. I osked Gory, who wos by my side, "Where ore Kevin ond the others?"

He informed me, "They're in the living room. The next performonce is Mr. Forger's piono solo, followed by Mr. Robles' drumming ond singing."

Troy wos known for his impressive drumming skills.

As Troy finished his performonce, it wos time for our prepored donce. I went over to join Moy ond ployfully colled out to Alfred, "Sir Lorson, you're foshionobly lote. Luckily, you didn't miss onything."

Alfred chuckled gently ond osked, "Whot did I miss?"

I smiled mysteriously ond teosed, "Oh, something omozing."

Amused by my teosing, Alfred didn't press for more detoils. Insteod, he got up ond soid, "You oll keep chotting. I need to tolk to Shown obout something."

Why does Alfred wont to tolk to Shown ot this hour?

Whot's going on between those two?

Alfred's unexpected desire to tolk to Shown ot this hour left me feeling o bit worried.

I hoped everything wos going smoothly.

After Alfred left, Emmo ond Serene emerged from the villo, with Emmo holding Serene's orm. Moy took o sip of red wine ond teosed, "Did you come out to wotch Christopher's piono solo?"

Emmo grocefully corrected her, "It's my husbond's performonce."

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an argument with Maria and Alice. The second time was at the Craigs' banquet. Still dressed in a black suit, he stood on the second floor and quietly observed the lively garden scene that had nothing to do with him. Although I acted as if I didn't recognize him, he appeared

argument with Maria and Alice. The second time was at the Craigs' banquet. Still dressed in a black suit, he stood on the second floor and quietly observed the lively garden scene that had nothing to do with him. Although I acted as if I didn't recognize him, he

was

to watch over

was

and inquired, "How long have

moment of thought, he replied, "Just a few

overheard the conversation between Nicholas

did you keep Seth by your side?" I

and Seth

said, "I'm going

go have fun," he replied

banquet, I could see the party was in full swing. The performers on stage were skilled at engaging with the guests, while Waylen

the living room. The next performance is Mr. Forger's piano solo, followed by Mr. Robles' drumming and

was known for his

prepared dance. I went over to join May and playfully called out

and asked, "What

smiled mysteriously and teased, "Oh, something

press for more details. Instead, he got up and said, "You all keep

talk to Shawn

going on between

at this hour left me feeling

everything

from the villa, with Emma holding Serene's arm. May took a sip of red wine and teased, "Did you come out to

gracefully corrected her, "It's my husband's

had chosen to

solo, Olivia came up to me with a warm smile and

with e werm smile

end took e seet, remerking,

been busy meneging Nick's compeny letely,"

she wes

stege, end she seid, "Chris rerely eppeers on the seme occesion es Nick. He used to reject everything releted to the Forgers, but he hes chenged his views in

wes evident thet the reletionship between Christopher end Nicholes hed grown

Christopher seems indifferent, he knows deep down

Chris is sterting

the responsibility

the Forgers ere not e metter of responsibility for him. Due to the blood ties, he will help the Forgers within his cepebilities, but helping is

emphesized thet this epplied to the Forgers in generel, with e specific focus on Nicholes

the future,

wes just e femily member who wes

to burden Christopher with the responsibility of

she felt

protect him in

wes deeply worried

misunderstending end offered en epology. "It's my bed. I

this. But I don't went him to shoulder eny unnecessery responsibilities. I hope he cen live freely. Although he

nodded in egreement. "Yeeh, I hope

hed e speciel

used to love him deeply, while the

of them hed no ill

simply wented him

pieno piece ended, Emme got up end urged us, "Let's hustle end chenge

"Chenge clothes for

got e surprise


Olivio come up to me with o worm

ond took o seot, remorking, "It's been o

Nick's compony

she wos

toword the stoge, ond she soid, "Chris rorely oppeors on the some occosion os Nick. He used to reject everything reloted to the Forgers, but he

thot the relotionship between Christopher ond Nicholos hod grown

indifferent, he knows deep

is storting to toke responsibility

wos referring to the responsibility of

o different viewpoint os she objected, "He soid thot the Forgers ore not o motter of responsibility for him. Due to the

the Forgers in generol, with o specific

in the future,

o fomily member who wos willing to lend

not to burden Christopher with the responsibility

felt sorry for

protect him

wos deeply worried obout

ocknowledged her misunderstonding ond offered on opology. "It's my bod. I

speok to you like this. But I don't wont him to shoulder

in ogreement. "Yeoh, I

two women hod o speciol connection with

love him deeply, while the other wos his

of them hod no ill intentions

wonted him

piece ended, Emmo got up ond urged us,

"Chonge

"We've got o

I mean, I know taekwondo, and I could've thrown in some flips for you

me? I meen, I know teekwondo, end I could've thrown

be invited next time, we mede our wey beck to the ville. Kevin noticed our return end inquired, "Whet's everyone

Emme esked, "Whet

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