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

beside him. I supposed it had something to do with the optics.

Lilliana was supposed to be Nicholas’s favorite,

a twinge of jealousy, however,

attention. “Don’t you feel any same?

you are sitting right

“Very rude,” Veronica said.

know both princes selected you, but come on.

at

appreciate your desire to defend me, ladies, Piper is allowed to

free spirit that draws me to

“Still… Tiffany mumbled unhappily.

she

head. “I’ve been rude.” Looking

smile. “I’m sorry, Prince

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

“I’m sure you had your

hoping that, whatever those

exactly, not that he needed to give one. This was

to forget what happened and move forward

me at once. I was eager to

smile softened.

didn’t want to correct him in front of the girls, or the

Julian foo

lingered with me, when I thought on Julian

would never know what his true

me? Or had he just been

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