Chapter 0055

I stared at Julian, disbelieving my ears. Did he really just ask me for a solo date?

Yet everyone in the whole ballroom was looking at us. Julian still held the microphone up to his mouth.

This was definitely happening. It wasn’t a dream.

Which meant that Julian was up to something.

“Why?” I asked, before I could think better of it.

A few girls around me gasped. Only then did I realize my mistake and covered my mouth.

Julian also looked shocked, his eyes going wide for a moment. But then, just as quickly, he burst out

laughing.

His good humor seemed to erase the surprise of the other onlookers. Everyone seemed to think I had

been telling a joke.

With the microphone lowered, he said to me, “I insist this request is genuine, Piper.”

I didn’t believe him.

angles. Asking me on a date had to be some kind

the surface of the inner politics of

waited for my

he was using me, even if I didn’t know how, but I couldn’t exactly turn him down. He

was just a pawn in a

said,

Into the microphone, he

nobles cheered. Most of the girls

be tomorrow,” he said, no longer speaking to me, but to the waiting

stood. His face was an emotionless mask, but

stared straight

I

I wanted to tell him that this didn’t

again, likely just for the sake

him without publicly dismissing

realized that Nicholas didn’t need an

anymore

had triggered something inside

to soothe away his

meant nothing like

I looked at Nicholas now, that look had dimmed. Now he seemed entirely

He turned away from me and, even an hour

positively charmed by Julian and his antics. Even

me, they could not stop telling me how funny

asking you on

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