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.”

low. Soleil might feel cold,” I interjected.

turned slightly in her direction and smirked faintly.

I don’t exist…” she muttered,

She was faking

had broken

“Do you have

to look at

outside darted across his face, illuminating him at different angles in seconds. The shifting shadows, the flickering lights–he

smiled. “Do you?”

wouldn’t think much of my role. After the lecturer added me to the Instagram group chat, I found

is a fashion show, obviously. The academy chooses the

for

gladly offer ten different outfits in exchange for not having

was a critically acclaimed fashion designer specializing in bespoke clothing.

wouldn’t put modeling behind you,

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

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