Chapter 27

Ryder, with his stern face, seemed to ignore everyone else, only addressing Agnes, “Come with me.”

Agnes nodded, gave a quick greeting briefly, and under everyone’s gaze, followed Ryder to the balcony.

The balcony was relatively quiet. A glass door completely isolated the hustle and bustle inside.

Ryder broke the silence, “Where did you sneak off to? I’ve been looking for you.”

She had just…..

Agnes’s face began to heat up, thankfully concealed by the night.

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Agnes fibbed, “After you left, I heard footsteps in the hall. Thought someone was heading my way, so I took off to the backyard for a bit. Got lost, didn’t expect it to be such a maze.”

Whitfield’s backyard is seriously massive.”

squinted, his gaze falling on Agnes’s dress.

trees in the backyard a few days ago. There were too many people today, so the backyard entrance was closed today to

about why Agnes was lying, didn’t expose her, just asking,

it when climbing over the

You could have come in through the front door. Why did you climb

bit awkward, “Well….. I had some stuff to deal

that Agnes didn’t want to tell him. She just didn’t know how to say to him.

it’s hard to say, just forget about it.”

Ryder’s name. Seemed like

ahead, don’t mind

need anything,

turned

of relief. She wasn’t too familiar with this Icy man. Other than their

expect him to help her out

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