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.”

checked,” I said. “When I last saw him, he was

be rude to check his phone at

Mark didn’t seem convinced. “I tried

surely Nicholas would be able to tell the difference between Jane

better get down there,” Mark said, and I agreed.

to Elva’s bedside one last time, and brushed some hair away

chest steadily rising and falling with

dreams, princess,” I whispered.

stepped

I walked into the ballroom, I felt the weight of many pairs of

Who does she think

no idea what they were talking about. I hadn’t

dark looks. Only Susie waved when our eyes locked, though she looked more worried than

then for Nicholas. Jane, I

walking toward me.

stopped at my side, he asked at once. “What was today’s identifying

I answered as

body seemed wired

corner of his jaw.

everyone looking at me like they

was here,” Nicholas said. “She pretended to be

blossomed now, spreading throughout

she do?”

insulted many of the benefactors while pretending to be

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