CHAPTER 31
Author: R. AUSTINNITE
last update2024-11-08 14:39:14

The next day reached like a blur. The Edmund family had finished preparing for the banquet, and it had already begun. Hector buttoned the last button on his suit, ready to attend.

He stood outside the room, waiting for Madison to get ready so he could escort her to the banquet. They had shared the same bed the previous night, and it had been quite awkward, as he had been unable to fall asleep.

He glanced at the door, waiting for it to open. However, as soon as she was done, she hurried out of the room and dashed away before he could even walk with her.

She looked like she was heading somewhere urgent, with no time to wait.

“I’ll be downstairs,” she told him. “Get yourself ready. There will be so many guests downstairs.”

With that, she disappeared out of sight. Hector ran his hand through his hair, sighing in frustration. He couldn’t believe he had missed the chance to walk with her, but he reassured himself that there would be other opportunities.

He followed the same path she had tak
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