At the same time, just as Cynthia was about to look for Moira, she discovered from a close friend that Moira and Barclay had already left the party ten minutes earlier. Were they gone?

They had left so quickly?

Cynthia's mood visibly soured, prompting her friend to inquire, "Cynthia, what's troubling you? You seem rather downcast!"

Cynthia glanced at her friend. "I am a tad disheartened. How could Moira leave so abruptly?"

Her friend raised an eyebrow. "Are you perhaps overly attached to Moira?"

Her friend couldn't resist a reminder, "Hey, Cynthia, it seems like you and Moira might have a bit of a rivalry going on!"

"What rivalry? My family has already cut ties with the Covington family!"

Cynthia's friend hesitated, "Because of Moira?"

"Not entirely."

Cynthia waved her hand dismissively, her friend looking puzzled. "Cynthia, why are you so kind to Moira?"

"She saved my life!"

expressed gratitude to

recall Cynthia being

her lips, a thought crossing her mind, before finally pressing them together. "Well, I find Moira to

like it's more than just

practically

alright? Come on, cheer up! It's your birthday today. No need to be downcast!" Cynthia smiled

evening had revolved around Moira. If one didn't know any better, they might have assumed she had saved

Well, she did.

night. Cynthia had been terrified the water and found herself drowning suddenly. It had been quite a dire situation. If a man bome teacher rescue, she might

envious. "I overheard Annabelle Logan and Florence Sterling saying unpleasant things to her." Upon hearing this, Cynthia exploded, "Didn't I make it clear that Moira is my honored guest? How dare

descended the staircase in her high heels, immediately summoning four security guards to escort Annabelle and Florence out of the ballroom. Initially, Annabelle and Florence were quite dissatisfied.

stared icily at them. "You dare to question my actions? This is

that, everyone understood it was all

Annabelle and Florence both

feeling the weight

wanted to

hesitated, knowing their

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