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.

looking down, finally glanced up at him.

floor.

again, Barclay said, "Mr. Covington had

together, keeping her gaze forward, not

reached the door, Moira remembered something. "Oops, I forgot to tell Ms. Hurst we're

care of

He hadn't.

confident that someone would

needed to be

softly, refraining from bringing it up

had

car, Barclay's voice cut through the silence,

stole a guilty glance at him. "All of a sudden? Was it sudden? Didn't we agree to leave in half an hour when we arrived?" "What did

gift she received

"Excuse me?"

me all her birthday presents for the year and confessed she liked

did she say

say anything, did

with a hint

Moira fell silent.

late to

her slightly flushed

"Oh, uh, alright."

Moira awkwardly fastened her

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