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The guests all grew excited and broke into hushed whispers. More and more people gathered on the dance floor.

Arron ran away as soon as the lights dimmed. I breathed a sigh of relief.

When the spotlights lit up the stage, Laura, dressed in a gorgeous dress, strode onstage gracefully. She looked more elegant and demure than she had been at a ball I'd attended many years ago. She no longer looked so domineering, but she had a calm air about her after experiencing so much hardship.

While Laura was talking, Rufus suddenly approached me and whispered in a low voice, "Your earring is stuck in your hair."

His breath tickled my ear, but I willed myself to focus. I quickly touched my hair and found that my earring was really stuck there.

take off the earring, but I

Rufus reached out and gently adjusted

I stepped

chuckled. "Don't worry. Your kids

only I could hear it, but I still felt chills. Although I had already stepped aside,

people around were listening carefully to Laura, who was onstage. Only Rufus and I were standing in

swallowed my messy emotions and feigned calmness. "Arron was curious about the ball, so he snuck in

just

but he quickly caught it and we locked

Just a mosquito," I said quickly. I averted my gaze. For some reason, I felt guilty in front of Rufus. Rufus

front of this man,

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