Sylvia's POV:
My phone buzzed in my pocket as I walked to the classroom. I took it out and saw it was a call from Maya.
I gritted my teeth and turned off my phone. The pain and dejection in my heart made me want to cry.
'Don't be willful, Sylvia,' I warned myself again.
I walked to my classroom, trying my best not to let the disappointment crush me. Rufus would soon find out that I wouldn't be attending the party.
Maya had brought me soup every day. I didn't want her to wait at the entrance and catch a cold, so with Flora's permission, I gave Maya a key to our dormitory. Since Maya couldn't get through to me now, I knew she would definitely go to my dormitory to find me. By then, she would see the dress and my message.
I walked to the classroom absentmindedly. When Blair saw me, he was a little surprised and stared at me in a daze.
I'm late," I said indifferently. I tried acting normal even though I couldn't shake off the ball of disappointment that
coughed. "Sylvia, I permit you to take
the attention of the other students. I forced a
if he were surprised by my indifference. S~ᴇaʀᴄh
walked stiffly to
her eyes and looked at me
the distance. Rufus' angry face flashed
pique, I abruptly bent
and asked, "What
up straight again, pretending to be relaxed.
to the party?" Flora propped her chin in the palm of her
opened the book and turned the pages, pretending to be unrestrained. "Prince Rufus has found another date. He
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