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.

on a date had to be some

out how. I’d only scratched the

my

I didn’t know how, but I

a competition. I was just a

I said,

microphone, he announced, “She said

cheered. Most of the

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

the center of the dance floor, Nicholas stood. His face was an emotionless mask,

he stared

I

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

likely just for the sake of

him without publicly dismissing Julian. I had to stay where I

Nicholas didn’t need an

anymore

fierce, hurt gaze had triggered something inside of me, like

me screamed to soothe

like that

Nicholas now, that look had dimmed.

me and, even an

meanwhile, were positively charmed by Julian and his antics.

from me, they could not stop telling me

so mischievous, asking you on a

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