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.”

nervously, “The Whitfield’s backyard is

gaze falling on Agnes’s dress.

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

was lying, didn’t

scratched it when climbing over the

and Beatrice are here today. You could have come in

bit awkward, “Well….. I had

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

said, “If it’s hard to

name. Seemed

“Go ahead, don’t mind me. I’ll be leaving

you need anything,

turned

familiar with this Icy man. Other than their not–so–pleasant first encounter,

to help

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