one walked in last night, a maid? Worse still, what should happen in case her par

ents from the chair. She could not lift her jeans and her top because her ha

odor of coffee and eggs in the kitchen. Marcus stood there, by the stove, turning something in a pan. He looked

aid carefully. "

unable to, she knew that what had occurred last night was not what she had expected to occur. B

or a moment. "You look.

she said quickly

sorry. About last night I had

him. "I don't want to talk about it. Not right now, not later. I'd... I w

es. He was about to open his mouth, when she ra

thdrew. "Okay," he said quiet

aid anything. Ava's heart raced. Not like this, s

to herself, trying to make it sound natural. "Sh

minute. I don't think that's a good idea. Perh

... I'll be fine. I jus

y in your room. Your mother and

eaned against the door of her room after shutting it. Her body was still tense, her head spinning. She took off her cl

ked on. "Miss Ava," a maid said

tray and sat down on the rim of her bed. She chewed but did not really taste the food as her

n the bed. She jump

" she wh

e, as though nothing had happened, an

"Y-Yeah... I'm here,"

ella today, you know. She reall

gh. "Of course...

fetch you by and by, sti

ath, before hanging up. She could not allow anyone t

minutes, she heard

It's

emained expressionless. "

lem. You

. "Yeah...

to make small talk. So... you have that

ied as she stare

ghter, and chatter. Nobody was left behind as people were mingling and dancing. The center o

She simply could not allow them to pretend that nothing h

ave your atten

ted. All eyes

ng. Everybody has a right to know the truth. She looked directly at Bella. Bella, Mark... you

room. Bella's smile fa

Ava went on. "I have put my trust in you, and you just decided to deceive me...

e. Some stared at Bella and

l regret this,

to the door. She walked out followed by chaos. Mark was about t

ust as she got to the ca

atricia sharply. "We ne