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.”

enjoy

him a

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

on an actual date. Think of it as

the full truth. “There’s more,

me for a moment, then gestured to my teacup. “Would you

me, then. Julian was always so secretive, sometimes it was

Julian poured more tea into my teacup, I glanced over to the other table, where Nicholas was sitting across from Lilliana.

frown was heavy on

the future he truly wanted for himself?

every day who he couldn’t even speak

said, speaking softly near my ear. “He’s probably still sulking from

interest and I swiveled back to Julian.

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

heart warmed from the inside out. Nicholas had tried to advocate for the people? Could he have truly

him about

tugged at

Gently, he brushed his

mouth.

like that was a reasonable explanation for why he was touching me

for so long.

sharp crack sounded from the other

Lilliana

turned to look.

cracked off the

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