Chapter 0537 Whether I was in danger or not, I was still likely to be eliminated at the next elimination ceremony. Being more popular than Bridget was not something I ever expected to happen, but now that it had, and now that Selma was confirming it had caused me to draw ire from the King and Queen, I knew the end was near for me in this competition.

Julian finished his conversation with Selma by trying to lift her spirits somewhat. He patted her arm and gave her soft encouragement. Even though I had been the one wronged, I also couldn’t help but feel for her a little.

She was simply trying to obey her king and queen. When they gave her morally questionable orders, she had no choice but to follow them, whether or not she agreed with them.

I wasn’t angry. The most she had done to me so far was to sabotage me into making a poor impression in front

of the merfolk. Well, my ruined suitcase might have also been her.

But she wasn’t the one who had dug that pit on the island. She wasn’t the reason I had nearly died out in the rain.

I was mad for Charlotte, but she was being fed.

a saint, but she

trouble. I might be able to find a way

down the hall, Julian turned toward the closet door, opened it, and I surged out of the small space so quickly, I very i nearly walked right into Julian’s

around the waist and held

said and offered me a slanted

said by way

He understood. Slowly, he lowered

away from this spot,” he said,

more private

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