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.

always played the angles. Asking me on a date had to be some kind of move for his benefit, but

scratched the surface of the inner

for my answer. Everyone

didn’t know how, but I couldn’t exactly turn

this was a competition. I was

said, “I

the microphone, he announced, “She said

nobles cheered. Most of the girls

no longer speaking to me,

floor, Nicholas stood. His face was an emotionless mask, but

stared straight at

I

tell him that this didn’t mean anything. Julian was only trying

likely just for

dismissing Julian.

didn’t need an explanation anyway. We weren’t

anymore

had triggered something inside of me, like

screamed to soothe

meant nothing like that

that look had dimmed. Now he

from me and, even an hour later,

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

me, they could not stop telling me how funny he

mischievous, asking you

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