Chapter 0246

For too long, I watched Nicholas across the room, as he greeted a benefactor and then introduced

Olivia. As it wasn’t Lilliana’s turn with the benefactor, she had been asked to stand back. She glared at

Olivia behind Nicholas’s back.

Nicholas turned on the charisma for the elderly benefactor. Olivia, beside him, did the same. They looked like a matching pair, working together to charm the benefactor. With the way the benefactor

blushed and smiled, it was clearly working.

I didn’t want to hate Olivia. Compared to Linda and some of the others, she had never physically done me or Elva harm. But watching the way she kept touching Nicholas’s arm… Or how she smiled at him… Or

once, she winked….

My heart had emotions all its own that had little to do with logic or reason. My heart hated Olivia out of sheer jealousy. She had closeness to Nicholas now. She could smile and laugh and flirt, and might even

be successful.

I imagined Nicholas choosing Olivia as his Luna and my gut squeezed tight. She was a good choice.

a respectable

her to marry Nicholas. I

Except me.

had to let go of,

never be

on, for both

sleepy,” Elva said, mumbling the words against my

shouldn’t leave. But my heart was sore and

might be getting sick again. Her exhaustion didn’t

our room.” At the very least, I could have the doctor check her out. Then

in Mark’s care and hurry

as I carried Elva out of the ballroom. The guards at

twice.

at the gala, and the servants likely enjoying their free time

the gala was

so barren. Though typically, I would have Julian or Nicholas at my

the corner, I nearly jumped out of my skin seeing another woman standing

of the fabric that Jane had stolen

toward me, exposing her face. My breath caught in my

woman was Jane.

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