Chapter 0310

the King

With the cameras arranged, I was immediately escorted by Nathan to the other side of the room where Julian was teaching Elva how to hide a card up her sleeve. Behind me, and Queen were escorted by guards out of the room.

I crossed my arms as I peered down at Julian. He smiled sheepishly up at me.

“Are you angrier with me for what’s about to happen with the cameras, or that I was teaching Elva how to cheat at cards?” he asked.

“Both,” I said.

“Fair.”

“Mommy, look!” Elva lifted her sleeves and ten cards came spilling out.

Julian laughed. “She’s an enthusiastic learner.”

I shook my head, even as I knelt down beside them. “Elva, you shouldn’t learn things from Julian.”

“But Jul-an is fun!” she said.

I slide a glance his way.

smirks. “More fun than Nicholas?” His eyes are alight. He

said. “Nick-lass is

“Elva,” I chided softly.

“What?” she asked.

behind it, somewhere in his see a dash of hurt. He doesn’t mention it so neither do I,

gaze,

I

pick up the mess we made, hm?” I asked Elva, who immediately agreed and started collecting

distracted, I turned toward Julian. He was already looking

to be okay

seemed surprised. “Shouldn’t I be asking

glanced at Elva as she reached

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Julian said. “But pretending to be

or did things that made me wonder if the fondness he felt for me carved deeper than friendship. He always seemed to pull away before

of what I would find if I looked too closely. Julian was as off-limits as Nicholas was. More so, being Nichola

him, cared for him deeply, but the depths

what I

now, though, I would have

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