Chapter 328 - 325: Ligetis Ball VII (2/2)
Serena knew that the situation was not good She has no idea hoas him who appeared there first instead of Charlton, but she still had enough sense to know that her loverthe crown prince while they were in a ball would lead to no good
Apparently, her calling theood, for suddenly, she heard footsteps co as about 10 soldiers suddenly surrounded the the reeted as they went down on one knee
"Turn around and leave" Geoffrey co the state of undress Serena was in
"Yes, your highness" the soldiers replied before standing up to leave
As they left, he quickly took off his coat and he walked to approach Serena He wrapped his coat on her to cover her body Then, finally, Geoffrey faced Charlton as still on the ground "What were you doing cousin, and why did you react the way you did?" he asked As if he completely had no idea why they were in that situation
Charlton clenched his fist not looking Geoffrey in the eye He wanted to fight and just continue strangling hi suffocated with the situation However, he knew that co clean that instant would be a horrible decision to make Serena was Geoffrey's intended and he was only a friend Also, they were surrounded by Geoffrey's men Thankfully, before he could speak, Serena made the decision for them
"Geoffrey, you know Charlton is a friend Perhaps he thought that you were someone else" She said as she held Geoffrey's hand to pull him back
"Charlton, is that true?" He asked
Charlton wanted to bite his tongue just so that he won't have to answer However, when he looked up and saw Serena looking at hiree for their sake, he knew that there was no other choice
"Yes" he replied
Serena could feel the pain Charlton was feeling and her heart felt like it was being tied in knots Tears prickled her eyes However, she must keep up with the charade She knew that she ed his arm and looked at hi her to no end "Please Geoffrey, let's just go…"
Geoffrey wanted to pushin, but he felt Serena tugging his ar thea clue that he already knows the whole truth to their charade, he decided to stop there
"Alright" He said as he gave a small smile to Serena Then he turned to his cousin "Charlton, I will forgive you this tiain"
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