Chapter 29

In a sour

I pursed my lips together, pulling the jacket he had draped over me tighter around myself. When I looked up, I noticed Leah standing nearby, her face twisted in a as she stared at me.

Her resentful gaze showed just how much she despised me, and she seemed particularly enraged that Ethan and I were leaving together.

expression

I figured that a woman consumed by jealousy would stop at nothing to go after her perceived target. I couldn't help but find it amusing as her jealous and hateful gaze burned into my back.

I tried to calm myself down and quicken my pace, ignoring the whispers and murmurs behind me. All I wanted was to get out of there.

nothing more than a stepping stone for him to climb the social ladder and integrate himself with the powerful.

took a deep breath when I reached the

he said coldly, his tone laced with

him down without a second thought. Heaven knew how much I wanted to distance myself from

trying to draw everyone's attention by standing here? Or are you just attempting to stir things

a scene. "That is none of your

about to follow me. However, a slender figure caught up to him-it was Leah. Of course, she wouldn't let us be alone together. "Let's go," I told the driver, clutching the coat tighter around me, just a moment ago, I thought he was a good person for offering me help, but

of the dress and carefully inspected it. Just as I suspected, someone had tampered with it. After taking a shower, I switched off my phone and drined off to

had been ages since I slept that soundly. I only got out of bed well after daybreak. After freshening up, I turned my phone back on, only to be bombarded with a flood of missed calls and messages. soon

I picked up the dress from the floor and tossed it into a bag. Then, I slipped on a pair of sneakers before heading home. As

using the celebration as an opportunity to seduce men with underhanded tactics,

dear. Now, this whole

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