Out of the blue, a sudden "darling" caught the attention of most of the crowd at the party.

Moira immediately regretted her exclamation as she watched Barclay approach her through the crowd. She wished she could vanish!

Barclay strode up to Moira and took her hand. "Been waiting long?"

His gaze shifted to the cup she held. "Having a drink?"

Feeling embarrassed, Moira muttered softly, "It's not alcohol, just juice."

Delicious juice.

A subtle flicker crossed Barclay's dark eyes, but he didn't reveal the truth. "Alright."

"Shall we head back?"

"Yeah, let's go."

They retraced their steps.

She'd feel like a spectacle at the circus if they stayed longer.

And those two women who embarrassed her earlier had already vanished before Barclay arrived.

Moira couldn't be bothered to care anymore. She couldn't bear shouting Barclay as "darling" so loudly in front of everyone.

"Is there gold on the floor?" Barclay asked casually as he descended from upstairs.

down, finally glanced up at him.

be gold on the floor. Otherwise, Mrs. Covington wouldn't be staring

head again, Barclay said,

her gaze forward, not daring to lower her

remembered something. "Oops, I forgot to tell Ms. Hurst

took care of

He hadn't.

confident

else needed to

refraining from bringing it

fate had

settled into the car, Barclay's voice

him. "All of a sudden? Was it sudden? Didn't we agree to leave in half an hour when we

she

"Excuse me?"

birthday presents for the year and confessed

did she say

say

her with a

Moira fell silent.

it too late

watched her quietly, his gaze skimming over her

"Oh, uh, alright."

Moira awkwardly fastened her

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