Chapter 0222

At the banquet that night, I sat beside Julian same as always, but other than the most basic of greetings,

we had not spoken to each other.

“Hello, Piper.”

“Hello, Prince Julian.”

Fortunately, Veronica and Tiffany seemed fine with talking with Julian in my stead, and Julian himself

made no attempts to talk to me either.

my attention

Instead of speaking with him and risking an undoubtedly awkward conversation, I let my

wander down the table some, where Nicholas was speaking with Lilliana and Olivia.

With only 8 candidates left, the servants had shortened the table, removing many of the empty chairs.

This brought us all closer together and made the space feel much more intimate.

Nicholas was giving both of the girls his undivided attention, looking at them as they spoke and

responding when they asked him a question.

I had never minded where I sat before, but with the tension between Julian and me, I wondered why

asked me to sit beside him. I

to be Nicholas’s favorite,

a twinge of jealousy, however,

Tiffany said, reclaiming my attention. “Don’t you feel any

you are sitting right beside Julian. It’s

“Very rude,” Veronica said.

princes selected you, but come

at her, and

to defend me, ladies, Piper is

free

“Still… Tiffany mumbled unhappily.

whether she chooses to scope out the

said, with a small shake of my head. “I’ve been rude.” Looking at Julian, I

“I’m

at me. He almost seemed… surprised. But the wide–eyed look was gone

had your reasons

I’m hoping that, whatever those reasons were, they can

not that he needed to give one. This was

offer to forget what happened and move

through me at once. I was eager to

softened.

to correct him in front of the girls, or the Queen, who

Julian foo

me, when I thought on Julian too

Maybe I would never know what his true intentions were in that

Or had he

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