Chapter 146 - 144: Spring Ball II (1/2)
Chapter 146 - 144: Spring Ball II
"Mr Geoffrey William and Ms Serena Maxwell" the master of ceremonies announced
When they entered, Serena first noticed the beautifully decorated venue and could not help but applaud Mary and Gina in her head The hall was transfor themed venue Unlike before, the observatory did not have a cover, but rather, it was outlined with hanging flowers So, when one looks up, one can see the stars and the s of yellowish light bulbs above the dancefloor Like last time, there were seats by the three walls and in front were cocktail tables draped in pink and gold On theshades of flowers It was very beautiful and ro she did was scrutinize the area to see if Charlton was there She had to stop herself fro at her Then, their eyes , but she save her and that, at least, should send the e that she still has him in her heart
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When Charlton heard their na announced, he willed hiement, he still did She did not see him, so he took the tied to take his breath away He knew that he should look elsewhere but he could not take his eyes off of her She earing a one shoulder blush pink dress with floral appliques and her hair was in an updo with soft flowy curls adorned with flowers h what surprised hiave her
Honestly, he did not kno he should feel She caift Then, he did not know since when she noticed that he was staring, but when their eyes ave him that coquettish smile of hers
It suddenly dawned to hi his head so Really, she wasit harder for him to resist
Yet, he knew better and would not take the bait So, he just nodded his head at her direction and did not s this for her own good
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Serena just wanted to move towards where Charlton was and tear his er for entering with Geoffrey while wearing the necklace he gave her than that si, ok, that's your necklace, a souvenir froood while it lasted, so you can do whatever you ith that
Anyway, she convinced herself that she knew better than to think that that would be as running in his head She has high hopes that he must love her still, so, she told herself to be patient She just had to play her cards correctly
As they were early, the program was yet to start Geoffrey led her to one of the empty tables as he smiled at her
"so…" he did not kno to say the words, so he just brought out his dance card
Serena understood what he was trying to say, but she must be the one to stir this conversation to the direction she wants it to go
She felt a little guilty, but she knew that she tried She admits that Geoffrey really deserved to be the irl in her shoes could only feel so lucky to have him He was handsome, smart, kind, considerate, andor soet it Just look at what he did in the original novel and what he did just to be her partner tonight
Anyway, seeing that they were early, and no one was near enough to hear what they were about to talk about, she felt like this was just the right opportunity to break it to hier She has already come to the realization that her heart ith Charlton and she illing to go against the odds to be with him
"Geoffrey, I want to be honest with you I know you have been trying but the reason I decided not to go with you tonight in the first place was not because of Leonard I just don't see you that way and I don't want you to have false expectations any longer"
Geoffrey furrowed his brows What was she trying to say? They were engaged Anyway, perhaps he should just plead in this case Maybe he angered her
"I understand that what I did today was a bit aggressive, so I sincerely apologize However, Serena, we are bound to get married one day and I have every intention to be with you in that sense So, even if you ask me not to, I will still have my expectations" If he did not love her already, he would never humble himself this way