Chapter 0127

In my ear. Julian quickly whispered, “Pretend you don’t care.”

It seemed like sound advice this time, so I tried to take it. I wasn’t a great liar, but then, this lie wasn’t

too far from the truth. Other than being a minor annoyance, this really wasn’t that big of a deal.

“It’s a beautiful dress,” I said. “1 wish even more people could be given the chance to wear it.”

“Charming,” the producer said with a smile. “A woman of the people.” He nudged the cameraman.”

Close in on Lilliana now. Let’s see if she has a response”

Rolling my eyes, I returned my attention to Julian

“Very good,” he said. “One way to win against the drama–seekers is to always feign indifference. With no

drama, they get bored and move on. Wearing the same dress to this banquet could be a front page story.

or something limited to a footnote”

“It doesn’t even deserve to be a footnote,” I said

Julian laughed. “True”

At the end of the meal, as the royal family and the girls were standing from their chairs, Nicholas cleared

the attention

Lilliana’s hands

unexpected. Despite our

I. He was a prince in search of a mate,

no one could

would you do me the honor of joining me for a second date?

reach her eyes. “Yes. Of course.”

too, not wanting

better than someone who was so fake, but it wasn’t my place

He had claimed that

perfect mate.

Lilliana would be the

miserable if he could not be

no caught up in my own downtrodden feelings, that I didn’t immediately notice the many eyes that had shifted to

girl even slinked up beside me. “What are you wearing to the garden party,

joined in

ear my response.

sure we weren’t supposed to share that

ladies, Piper and I need to say

that Julian might have been about to save me smashed to pieces.

waist and led me through the crowd. “Don’t you remember? You are my favorite, Piper, so of course I need to show you off to the cameras. Cameras which are currently zoomed in

bad

Nicholas!” Julian called as we

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