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 supposed it had something

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

twinge of jealousy, however,

my attention. “Don’t you feel

are sitting right

“Very rude,” Veronica said.

come on. Julian’s right here.” Tiffany waved at

back at

defend me, ladies, Piper

smiling. “It is her free spirit

“Still… Tiffany mumbled unhappily.

no great care to me whether she chooses to

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

smile. “I’m sorry,

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

you had your

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

not that he needed to give one. This was

to forget what happened and move forward

flooded through me at once. I was eager to move forward. “Consider

softened. “Thank

been the one thanking him, but I didn’t want to correct him in front of the girls, or the Queen, who wasn’t all that far

Julian foo

on Julian too long. He was an enigma, who kept

Maybe I would never know what his true intentions were in

Or had he just been

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