Chapter 708

The girl was taken aback for a moment.

Then she straightened up.

She offered a “Thank you” in her broken English.

Her eyes never left Kearney’s face, her interest was apparent and intense.

The maids and servants following her caught up, their worry for her evident on their faces.

Agnes pondered for a moment.

She had a hunch about the girl’s identity.

She was probably Bella, Count Alexandra’s only daughter.

They were all here for Bella’s coming–of–age soiree.

The maids were trying to talk to Bella, but her attention was on Kearney.

She was speaking to him in her broken English.

his usual gentle, humble

tried to leave, but Bella kept

playful, like

faint smile,

his brows at a girl for the first time.

Kearney

descent, he couldn’t risk offending her.

Kearney was

she turned to the buffet for

a pastry and took a few

a few men approached her for

course, she declined them all.

to find a quiet

leading to

around with champagne flutes

to

high heels were

a few steps, Agnes felt her ankles ache.

on the

leads to blisters,” came a cold voice from behind

stiffened, knowing that it was

smiled, “Shoes only cause blisters because they’re new. If you wear them often, they’ll fit just fine, don’t

knew what Jared

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