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

never asked me to sit beside him. I supposed it had something

Lilliana was supposed to be Nicholas’s favorite, as I was

twinge of jealousy, however, watching

you feel any

sitting right

“Very rude,” Veronica said.

you, but come on. Julian’s right here.”

waved back at her, and

defend me, ladies,

“It is her free spirit that draws

“Still… Tiffany mumbled unhappily.

no great care to me whether she

with a small shake of my head. “I’ve

smile. “I’m

He almost seemed… surprised. But the

wasn’t offended,” Julian said. “I’m sure you had

those reasons were, they can

him exactly, not that he needed to

An offer to forget what happened and

flooded through me at once. I was eager to move

smile softened.

him in front of the girls, or the Queen,

Julian foo

on Julian too long. He was an

Maybe I would never know what his true intentions

meant to kiss me? Or had he

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