Chapter 133: A Surprise Upstairs Awaits
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3rd Person POV
As soon as Adrien stepped into Jace’s mansion, it felt like a spotlight had hit him. Heads turned, conversations paused mid-sentence, and whispers started flying around the packed living room as everyone took him in.
He was dressed in a fitted charcoal button-down, the sleeves pushed up to his elbows. The fabric hugged his lean frame just right, making a few girls near the staircase nudge each other with excitement.
A simple silver chain hung against his collarbone, shimmering under the neon lights from the DJ booth, while his dark jeans hung low on his hips in a way that even caught the guys looking at him with a mix of respect and envy. His tousled dark hair, as if he’d run his hand through it on the way over, only added to his effortless vibe.
A group of girls near the kitchen seemed to stop breathing as he walked past, one of them gripping her boyfriend’s arm a bit too tightly, her gaze shamelessly following him. Someone even let out a low whistle. Adrien chuckled softly to himself, shaking his head at the scene.
"Honestly," he mumbled, "it’s like half these people didn’t come for Jace’s party. They showed up to gawk at me like I’m some sort of prize."
He didn’t slow down and didn’t acknowledge the attention, and he certainly wasn’t going to give anyone the satisfaction of a response. This kind of attention was old news for him, girls turning to mush when they saw him, guys trying way too hard to match his vibe and it hardly registered anymore. The truth was, there was only one face he was searching for tonight.
Noah.
But Adrien hadn’t spotted him yet.