Chapter 1600

Bennett’s face grew dark again.

Ariana quickly made something up.

“Oh, nothing.

It’s just that the crowd today isn’t the typical rough-and-tumble sort.

Some faces seem familiar like I’ve seen them on the news or something.

Bennett didn’t seem convinced.

He leaned in, locking eyes with Ariana for a solid minute.

After sizing her up, he said in a low voice, “Don’t start guessing who these people are, and don’t wander off.

Stick with me.

You don’t want to cross anyone here tonight.

If you do, I can’t save you.

“Got it.

nodded and edged a

lightened a bit, she decided to ask, “What’s the deal with these people? They seem important, but they’re all buttering

Why’s that?”

that clueless?” Bennett

not sure how

she could, Bennett grinned and said, “It’s because they all want something from

must be really powerful,” Ariana said,

‘s BunnyBookery

gave her a long, hard stare,

stare sent a

act, so her mind raced, trying to

turned away and started chatting

breathed a quiet sigh of

the doors to the banquet

heard the commotion and turned to see a middle-aged

sophisticated air, but the longer Ariana stared, the more she felt like she had seen him

nearby and Ariana caught a bit of his voice that it

on the news

Ariana was stunned.

a high-ranking official like him doing here with the

sense why Bennett had said that she

appeared to value Fraser

Bennett personally greeted

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