Chapter 151: Almost human
"Lucian," Callista’s voice was trembling, there was something in Lucian’s gaze that made her scared. Lucian glanced at Callista, confused as to why her voice was shaking.
Abrielle cleared her throat thinking of a way to leave this sticky situation. "Thank you for helping me," she extended her gratitude then stepped back from Lucian. She tried to act as natural as she could.
Lucian nodded, not sparing a word; he naturally walked towards Callista. "Why are you crying? Did something happen?" Lucian asked Callista, her lips quivered touched by his tenderness.
Abrielle rolled her eyes behind them, then turning away, she scoffed. They are already giving dog food despite not affirming their relationship.
On her way back to the banquet Abrielle could not shrug off the strange feeling she had. Who was the person Callista was talking to? She clearly doesn’t remember a scene like that happening in the novel.
The doors opened, and she got into the lively hall; despite the argument earlier, both parties seemed to be enjoying the banquet. The musicians were entertaining the guests while chatter went around the room. Her gaze darted around the room until it fell on Cedric who was sitting idle drinking from his glass. The room was a bit rowdy making it hard to determine who was missing.
She wondered if the person was a member of the royal family. Abrielle took her seat beside Cedric. He didn’t glance at her, placing his wine glass on the table. "What took you so long?" He asked while his gaze was fixated on Ophelia who seemed to be hitting off with Ryker.
It seemed like they might be the match. Abrielle signalled a server to pour her a glass of wine, his gaze watching the red liquid slur into the glass. After the glass was filled, the server bowed and then excused herself.
She reached out for her wine glass, her gaze following the direction Cedric was looking at. She was not surprised that Ophelia was conversing with Ryker. They did end up together in the original plot, but it wasn’t a love marriage.