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.

date had to be some kind of

to figure out how. I’d only scratched the surface of the inner

waited for my

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

competition. I was just

I said,

microphone, he

the girls clapped politely. A few

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

of the dance floor, Nicholas stood. His face

he stared

I

this didn’t mean anything. Julian was only trying to

again, likely just for

dismissing Julian. I had to stay

I realized that Nicholas didn’t need an explanation

anymore

gaze had triggered something inside of me,

of me screamed to

meant nothing like that

when I looked at Nicholas now, that look had

He turned away from me and, even an hour later, had not sought me

charmed by Julian and

could not stop telling

asking you on

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