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
was supposed to be Nicholas’s favorite, as I was supposed to
a twinge of
“Don’t you feel any same?
are sitting right beside Julian. It’s super
“Very rude,” Veronica said.
know both princes selected you, but come on. Julian’s right
back at her,
me, ladies, Piper
her free spirit that
“Still… Tiffany mumbled unhappily.
care to me whether she chooses to scope out the
a small shake of my head. “I’ve been rude.” Looking at
“I’m
seemed… surprised. But the
said. “I’m sure you had your reasons for
I’m hoping that, whatever those reasons
apology from him exactly, not that he needed to give one. This
happened and move forward
at once. I was
softened. “Thank
didn’t want to correct him in front of the girls, or
Julian foo
me, when I thought on Julian too long. He was an
what his true intentions were in that
meant to kiss me? Or had he just been teasing
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