Chapter 157

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I was pretty sure Soleil wasn’t asleep. She had to be quietly listening in, waiting for tea…

Silence enveloped Soren and me, thick with awkwardness. The air felt stifling, and I grew uncomfortably hot.

Was it nervousness, or was the wine finally catching up with me? I tried to suffer through it quietly, but my back was beginning to sweat.

“Um, is the AC working? I’m feeling a little stuffy…”

Soren’s driver was a young man with tanned skin and a muscular build. He looked like a soldier doubling as Soren’s bodyguard.

He glanced at me through the rearview mirror, obviously stunned. “It’s 22°C, Miss Jones.”

Shit. That was supposed to be the optimum temperature!

Before I could respond, Soren added, “Turn the temperature down a little, please.”

“Alright.”

too low. Soleil might feel cold,”

turned slightly in her direction and smirked

now, I don’t exist…” she muttered,

knew it! She was faking

exchange had broken

new topic. “Do you have any special role to play

to look at

darted across his face, illuminating him at different angles in seconds. The shifting shadows, the

smiled. “Do you?”

role. After the lecturer added me to the Instagram group chat, I

one, right? Ours is a fashion show, obviously. The academy chooses the model, while we provide the clothes. I’m

for

outfits in exchange for not having to perform

a critically acclaimed fashion designer specializing

wouldn’t put modeling

my head. “No, no. I know I can’t. I look pretty… and that’s about it.”

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