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

I supposed it had something to do with the

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

twinge of jealousy,

“Don’t you feel any same? You have spent all

you are sitting right

“Very rude,” Veronica said.

know both princes selected you, but come

at

desire to defend me, ladies,

her free spirit that draws me

“Still… Tiffany mumbled unhappily.

no great care to me whether she chooses to scope out the

“I’ve been

smile. “I’m sorry, Prince

surprised. But the wide–eyed look was

had your reasons for wanting

whatever those reasons were,

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

happened and move

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

softened.

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

Julian foo

still lingered with me, when I thought on Julian too long. He was an enigma, who

never know what his

to kiss me? Or had

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