Chapter 0250

“It doesn’t seem like this exhaustion is directly related to her illness,” the doctor told me. We stood a

few feet away from the bed where Elva rested, watching her. “She likely got so excited for tonight that she

simply wore herself out.”

“So she’ll be alright?” I asked.

The doctor nodded. “She just needs a good night’s rest. Let her sleep. In the morning, I’ll return and

check on her.”

“Thank you, Doctor.”

The doctor saw herself out. When she’d gone, Mark approached me.

“I can watch her,” he said. “I’ll stay inside the room. No one will get past me.”

I was worried about what Jane might have been getting up to at the gala in my absence.

Mark checked his phone. He frowned.

“Something wrong?” I asked. My heart began to race.

“Still no reply from Prince Nicholas,” Mark said. “I’m wondering if he received my messages.”

saw him, he was busy talking with the

to check his phone at that time.”

tried to warn him

surely Nicholas would be able to tell the difference between Jane

there,” Mark said, and

time, and brushed some hair away from her face.

her chest steadily rising and

princess,” I

stepped

felt the weight of many pairs of eyes all

changed again. Who does she think she is? None of the rest of

what they were talking about. I hadn’t changed. This was still

and Veronica were casting me dark looks. Only Susie waved when our eyes locked, though she looked more worried than pleased to see

looked over the ballroom first for Jane, and then for Nicholas. Jane,

walking toward me.

asked at once. “What

dust,” I answered as quickly.

exhaled, but relaxed only marginally. His whole body seemed

corner of his

everyone looking at me

Nicholas said. “She pretended to be you. She… caused a

taken root in my stomach blossomed now, spreading

did she do?”

many of the benefactors while

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