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

beside him. I

Nicholas’s favorite, as I was supposed

felt a twinge of jealousy,

my attention. “Don’t you feel any same? You

while you are sitting

“Very rude,” Veronica said.

come on. Julian’s right

back at her, and

your desire to defend me,

said, smiling. “It is her free spirit that draws me to

“Still… Tiffany mumbled unhappily.

whether she chooses to scope out the competition,”

my head. “I’ve been rude.” Looking at Julian, I

“I’m sorry, Prince

He almost seemed… surprised. But the wide–eyed look was gone in a

said. “I’m sure you had your reasons for wanting to look away

those reasons were,

him exactly, not that he needed to give one. This was more

to forget what happened and

through me at once. I was eager to

smile softened. “Thank

have 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

Julian foo

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

know what his true intentions were in

meant to kiss me? Or had he

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