Alina's POV:

"Alina, what's wrong with you? I notice that you seem to be so distracted today," Laura, who sat at the head of the dining table, said.

When I came back to my senses, I saw the unhappy expression on her face.

I put down the knife and fork, pretended to pinch between my eyes, and said in an innocent and pitiful tone, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I caught a cold last night, and my head hurts a bit today."

Laura frowned, and her eyes became sharper when she looked at me. "The ball is coming. Nothing wrong can happen to you. I'll let the doctor check on you later."

"I understand," I replied in a low voice. Deep inside me, I suddenly felt tired. Laura was very observant, so every time I was with her, I had to be on tenterhooks all the time.

Laura dismissed me at

to my bedroom with a long face.

so many messages, but I still didn't get any reply. I felt so upset. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have made

sips. I opened the window and watched the servants and the guards passing by, all busily preparing for the ball. Time

the table buzzed. I

done. She won't go

make sure that I read it correctly. Now that the biggest obstacle had been removed, I became more determined to get Rufus. But along with my joy, I also felt the coldness in Warren's message. This had never happened before. In the past, once I sent him a message, he would reply with ten messages. It seemed that I had pushed him too

Warren a thank you

slid across the screen. I looked at the dialog box and couldn't help but sneer. I

I know I made things difficult for you this time. I'm really sorry, and I hope you don't blame

giving him a little hope. I had always known that Warren liked me. So I knew that I could easily manipulate him as long as I showed him my soft side.

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