The Wrath of Carl Gerald

Chapter Twenty

The party had come to an abrupt end soon after. It wasn’t like the banquet was over, instead, it was more about exchanging pleasantries. Since Carl Gerald had no one to talk to, he figured he might as well call it a day.

“Sara.” He called.

Sara seemed to be enjoying the food, and after the humiliation of Austin Tyler and Tiffany Raymond, she’d been especially ecstatic.

From the distance she waved off to the few ladies she was conversing with.

“What?” She asked as she approached her foster brother.

“Do you want to stay here forever?” Carl Gerald teased.

Sara Gerald formed a small frown, “I… I can’t say?” She teased back, playing with the fabric of her gown that she’d forgotten to be ‘too revealing’.

“I meant we’re leaving.” Carl responded in defeat.

“You could’ve just said so from the beginning.” She grabbed Carl Gerald’s sleeve.

Her hands trembled softly. Carl Gerald expected as much, the attention of the crowd had yet to dwindle. It was another factor that prevented him from stayi