Chapter 0155

I sat in a sitting room at a table for two, having tea and pastries with Julian, I wasn’t surprised when

Julian asked me on another date. We had plenty left to investigate, after all. But I was confused when he

led me here, to what seemed like a legitimate date.

I was startled that Nicholas and Lilliana were also here, having the same assortment of tea and snacks

at an identical table on the other side of the medium–sized room, In the corner, one of the servants

masterfully played the pianoforte.

Cameras covered almost every angle of the room, coming in closer to our faces every now and then.

I leaned closer to Julian so the cameras wouldn’t overhear.

“So what’s the plan?” I asked him.

He looked at me with a lifted brow. “Enjoy our tea and pastries?”

I frowned at him. “Are we not… Investigating?”

“Here?” He glanced around. “Heavens, no.”

“But… you asked me on a date.”

wanted to enjoy the pleasure

a

sigh. “Fine. My dear uncle Terry clearly has some suspicions about us. It

them untrue by going on an actual date. Think of it as

feel like the full truth. “There’s more, isn’t

a moment, then gestured to my teacup. “Would you like more tea?”

then. Julian was always so secretive, sometimes it

over to the other table, where Nicholas was sitting across from Lilliana. They hadn’t talked

frown was heavy on his lips.

help but worry about him. Was this the future

day who he couldn’t even

about him,” Jullan said, speaking softly near my

swiveled back to Julian. “The King lectured him?”

“Good little Nicholas was trying to convince our parents to care about the plight of the common

tried to advocate

me when I told him about the common people’s hardships?

at my

my face. Gently, he brushed

mouth.

said, like that was a reasonable explanation for why he

or for so long.

sounded from the other

Nicholas Lilliana

turned to

off the

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