Chapter 28
Liam noticed my cold expression but didn't expose jack's pretense. "Is that so? Well, I'm honored," he said while handing me a gift box. "A graduation gift for you."
I looked at him for a moment before accepting the box. "Thank you"
As soon as I spoke, three more people entered the venue. Ethan and Leah, along with Antoine. I glanced at fack, amazed that he had managed to invite such an important figure. jack instructed me to lead Liam inside and quickly made his way over to greet Ethan. Tonight, Ethan and Leah were dressed in matching outfits. They were both wearing black attire that made them look perfectly matched. I glanced at them briefly before turning
Liam extended his arm to me, and I turned to look at him.
Liam smiled. "I believe I'm the only one at this parry who's suitable to be your partner tonight. Don't you agree?"
I smiled faintly but didn't place my hand in his. "Sometimes, too much confidencetus into arrogance." With that, I walked swiftly into the crowd.
The banquet officially began, and after being introduced to a seemingly endless stream of people, my legs were about to give out. As soon as Thad off my heels, and took a moment to rest.
da chance, I found a seat, kicked
I hadn't been sitting for long when Ivy found me, telling me that the first dance of the evening was about to start. 1 reluctantly put my shoes back on while sighing As I walked over to the dance floor, Liam emerged from the crowd. He stopped in front of me, bowing slightly with a gentlemanly gesture.
"Beautiful Ms. Evelyn, may I have the honor of dancing the first dance with you tonight?"
Before I could respond, than also approached Dressed in a sleek black suit, he stood before me. "The first dance-we agreed on it before, remember?
It took me a moment to realize what he meant 1 had forgotten that I'd once told him that if I got into St. Nicholas University, he would have to dance with me first Time had flown by so quickly that I had forgotten many things from the past.
I looked at the two men standing in front of me but didn't offer my hand to either of them. "I already have someone in mind as my dance partner, but thank you both for the offer."
Twalked past them and spotted Antoine across the room. 1 asked while smiling at him, "Would you do me the honor of dancing the first dance with me tonight?"
Antoine seemed surprised that I had chosen him and hesitated for a moment. He glanced meaningfully at Ethan before extending his hand to me. "of course. I'd be dehted."This is property © NôvelDrama.Org.
Icurtsied gracefully, taking his hand as we moved to the center of the dance floor.
Although I wasn't particularly close to Antoine, I remembered that on several occasions, he had stepped in to help me out of awkward situations.
As the music played and the atmosphere became livelier, people began switching dance partners.
Suddenly, Antoine called out, "Evelyn!" before spinning me away.
In the next moment, I found myself caught in the embrace of someone who smelled like pine trees. Ethan's hand gripped my waist as he spun me around. "Evelyn, so you've learned to break your promises, have you?"
I didn't understand what he meant at first, but then I felt a sudden chill. My dress had slipped oft
E quickly grabbed the front of the dress to cover myself, feeling the weight of everyone's shocked gazes on me. I bit my lip never having been so humiliated in my life "Stop staring!" Ethan swiftly removed his jacket and wrapped it around me. Then, he lifted me in his arms and carried me upstairs