Chapter 0081

“That’s enough,” said a firm low voice through the microphone. Nathan had passed it to Nicholas. Please discover all the facts before making accusations. Piper proposed her deal last night. The

announcement about the blood moon did not come in until this morning.”

The second girl relented, lowering her head. “He’s right. She couldn’t have known…”

“But…?” said the first. “Surely the timing was too perfect to be a coincidence.”

“Sorry,” I said. “I don’t tell the future. I don’t have the internet. I just made a guess for the sake of the deal.”

The girls‘ looks of outrage slowly morphed into those of annoyance instead. Gradually, they slipped away from me.

Susie returned to the place she’d been pushed away from. “You okay?”

I shrugged

“Piper,” Nicholas said, approaching me. He’d left the microphone on the stage, back with Nathan.

He stopped when he was before me. “What did the physician say about Elva?” After I told him, he sighed,

“Good.”

Susie glanced between the two of us. Then she pretended to see something and left us. It was a very

show. She was

e some

didn’t know whether to thank her or be mad

last night, I wasn’t sure I was ready

if I could handle him hating

my end of the bargain,” Nicholas said. “Sometime during this event, I will let

Night.”

enjoy that. Thank

deal is

he would leave now, with what he had wanted to say sald. Instead

other girls were being led away, over to the dining room

should thank you on behalf of my family,” Nicholas said. “If it weren’t for

or cancel the event ourselves. Either

deal helped

couldn’t possibly take credit for that, especially when Nicholas was the one to try to give

just worried about Elva. Everything else was just

Seeing no one was close to us, he said, “Caring for your daughter is

As far as I’m concerned, the life of a child sharply outweighs the

were kind, but he should

is important.” Not as important as Elva, true, but with as serious as the royal family was treating this event, I knew there had to be

to agree or disagree. He just slowly lowered his gaze, then

in a hurry, eager to return to Elva in our room. I’d swiped a few

at the corner, just before turning to the hallway where

maid.

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