The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0222

At the banquet that night, I sat beside Julian same as always, but other than the most basic of greetings,

we had not spoken to each other.

“Hello, Piper.”

“Hello, Prince Julian.”

Fortunately, Veronica and Tiffany seemed fine with talking with Julian in my stead, and Julian himself

made no attempts to talk to me either.

my attention

Instead of speaking with him and risking an undoubtedly awkward conversation, I let my

wander down the table some, where Nicholas was speaking with Lilliana and Olivia.

With only 8 candidates left, the servants had shortened the table, removing many of the empty chairs.

This brought us all closer together and made the space feel much more intimate.

Nicholas was giving both of the girls his undivided attention, looking at them as they spoke and

responding when they asked him a question.

I had never minded where I sat before, but with the tension between Julian and me, I wondered why

asked me to sit beside him. I supposed it

be Nicholas’s favorite, as I

twinge of

attention. “Don’t you feel

you are sitting right beside Julian. It’s super

Veronica

but come on. Julian’s right

her, and she blushed.

greatly appreciate your desire to defend me, ladies, Piper is allowed to do

smiling. “It is her free spirit

Tiffany mumbled

chooses to scope out the

head. “I’ve been rude.” Looking

smile. “I’m sorry, Prince

He almost seemed… surprised. But

“I’m sure you had your reasons

hoping that, whatever those reasons were, they can be forgotten.”

apology from him exactly, not that he needed to give one. This was more an

happened and move forward like nothing had.

at once. I was eager to move forward. “Consider them forgotten.”

softened. “Thank you.”

I didn’t want to correct him in front of the girls, or the Queen, who wasn’t all that

Julian foo

too long. He was an enigma, who kept

what his true intentions were