Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 159

"Was it your idea to have Finnian take me to the party? But honestly, I think he'd prefer to take Liliana, no?"

There was a pause on the other end of the line, and Amara could almost feel Kevin's awkwardness through the phone.

Then, his irritated voice came through. "If he dares to take that actress, I'll break his legs! Don't worry, Ama. With me stepping in, he'll definitely take you out like a gentleman."

"Kevin, don't bother with all that. Finnian clearly wants to take Ms. Porter. Even if he's forced to take me, he won't be happy about it, and when he's not happy, he'll take it out on me, then I'll feel distressed."

Kevin had been ready to give her a pep talk, but hearing that she wouldn't feel great left him at a loss for words.

Amara continued, "Kevin, I've got some things to do, so let's leave it at that."

With that, she hung up.

accompanying Finnian to Mr. Cooper's birthday bash. So when Kevin brought it up earlier, she had flat out refused in her

Amara's figure was elegantly outlined by the silver mermaid dress. He praised,

he asked, "Did his grandfather call

"Yeah."

his grandson is like by now, trying to drag

warned as she nudged him.

it wasn't just about respect; Kevin had always been good to her. Besides, she'd already turned him down, so there

shifted the

it's on

pulled out a sleek black card, heading towards

shoved the card back at him. "No way, I'm not letting you

she dashed over to the register and asked the sales assistant to ring up the purchase before heading to the

opting not to stop her. As Amara was paying, her thoughts drifted