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

how. I’d only scratched the surface of the inner

for my

using me, even if I didn’t know how, but I couldn’t

was a competition. I was just a pawn in

I said,

Into the microphone,

nobles cheered. Most of the girls clapped

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

the dance floor, Nicholas stood. His face was

he stared straight at

I

him that this didn’t mean anything. Julian

just for the sake of

without publicly dismissing Julian. I had to stay

that Nicholas didn’t need an explanation anyway.

anymore

triggered something inside

screamed to soothe

like that to

now, that look had dimmed. Now he

an hour later, had not sought me out

meanwhile, were positively charmed by Julian and his antics. Even after he

not stop telling me how

so mischievous, asking

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