Chapter 140: _A Charity Ball
Five days later, it was finally time for the charity ball Celine had been talking about.
And what was also meant to happen within those five days?
"Wait, so the texts said that your ’secret’ will be revealed in five days? Which is today?" Caroline asked me that morning after I had finished freshening up and was dressing for the day. "And you didn’t bother informing the Alpha King?"
I sighed, nodding in response before I turned to face her. "Yeah, and before you call me stupid—"
"This is obviously the work of Luna Celine!" Caroline exclaimed just then, her eyes wide open. "It all makes sense! Not to mention the ’charity ball’ she’s throwing tonight, which she invited you to as a VIP guest out of nowhere."
I clicked my tongue, but I knew she was right. I suspected Celine from the beginning, but the thing is, I didn’t have any evidence on her.
Not to mention that I didn’t want to stress Kaelos with another investigation when he was busy trying to handle the situation with the rogues.
It seemed Caroline noticed the tension I felt, so she decided to change the topic rather abruptly.
"Well, I heard delegates from the humans and witches’ side will be attending, by the way," Caroline remarked just then, fiddling with her fingers. "You might get the chance to see your people tonight after so long."
Yay... How exciting.
I smiled awkwardly at her, parting aside strands of my hair before I blurted. "Yeah, I don’t think seeing any of my ’people’ would be a good idea now or ever. Last time I spoke to my aunt on the phone, she kept on hammering on the fact that I shouldn’t do anything stupid while here."