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

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

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

felt a twinge of jealousy, however, watching

my attention. “Don’t you feel any

sitting right beside

“Very rude,” Veronica said.

come on.

back at her,

desire to defend me, ladies, Piper is allowed to

smiling. “It is her free

“Still… Tiffany mumbled unhappily.

whether she chooses to scope out

shake of my head. “I’ve been rude.” Looking at

smile. “I’m sorry,

But the wide–eyed

sure you had your reasons for wanting to look away

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

wasn’t an apology from him exactly, not that he needed to give

what happened

through me at once. I was eager to move

smile softened.

him in front of the girls, or the Queen, who wasn’t all that far away

Julian foo

on Julian

Maybe I would never know what his true intentions

to kiss me? Or had

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