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.”

“The Whitfield’s backyard is

gaze falling on Agnes’s dress.

knew his mother had planted some wild cherry trees in the backyard a few days ago. There were too many people today, so the backyard entrance was

about why Agnes was lying, didn’t expose her, just asking, “Is your hand alright?”

scratched it when climbing over the wall,

come in through the front door. Why did you climb over the

a bit awkward, “Well….. I had some

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

said, “If it’s hard to

Seemed like one

said, “Go ahead, don’t mind

“If you need anything, just

turned around

Icy man.

didn’t expect him to help

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