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.

nodded at me before immediately

to

a tough girl, and the doctor

okay.”

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

when his words didn’t

something else

around my

immediately straightened. “What? Where? When?”

when I was brining Elva back to the room.” I described the location to him, and then gave him the description of her gown from what I could remember.

to the

said. “God knows what she’s doing there. Likely

won’t let that happen.” Mark procured his phone from his pocket and began to text. His fingers flew across the screen. I’d never seen anyone text so quickly. “If Jane went to that gala, Nicholas will

does any true harm.”

hung of his arms, claiming all of

deep down inside my chest. I hated

with a crown, and someday he might be king. He would always have obligations bigger than his personal

or debts, or a history tied with the underground organization, even if it was unwilling. They were free

themselves to Nicholas and the

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