Chapter 0247

The guard nodded and went to carry out the task.

Back inside my room, I couldn’t help but pace, worried about what Jane could possibly be doing in that

gown.

Did she decide to go to the gala? Was she pretending to be me? What could she possibly be saying to

the benefactors, or the candidates, or the cameras?

When I reached one end of the room, I swiveled on my heel and began walking the other way instead.

I wished I could go down to the gala and see for myself, but I would never abandon Elva. She could be

sick. She would always be my top priority. I only hoped that whatever Jane was doing, it wasn’t so

egregious that I would be forcibly ejected from the contest.

I continued pacing until the doctor arrived a few minutes later with Mark following quickly behind.

by now of Elva’s situation, nodded at me before

came to mine.

“Elva’s a tough girl, and the doctor

okay.”

her illness weren’t the only thing on my mind. Mark seemed to

didn’t seem to soothe

something else

arms around my

immediately straightened. “What?

just now, when I was brining Elva back to the room.” I described the location to him, and then gave him

she went to the gala?” he

knows what she’s doing there.

to text. His fingers flew across the screen. I’d never seen anyone text so quickly. “If Jane went to that gala, Nicholas will stop

does any

claiming

my chest. I hated to

priorities than me. He was burdened with a crown, and someday he might be king. He would always have obligations bigger

They didn’t have children yet, or debts, or a history tied with the

Nicholas and

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