After taking a look at the text message, Nora turned off the screen, and tossed the cell phone back into her pantsuit's pocket again. When she looked up, she noticed that Rachel was looking at her. She said exaggeratedly, "Hey, Sheril, why isn't your cousin wearing a dress? Doesn't she dance?"
Nora's pantsuit was actually a form of veiled rejection.
None of the wealthy and nobles liked being embarrassed, so they usually spoke tactfully and would never go too far.
However, what Rachel said was too direct.
The look in Nora's eyes darkened slightly, but before she could say anything, Sheril said, "Neither of us is dancing tonight."
"Why not?" asked Rachel, despite knowing exactly why. She asked, "Are you not going to dance just because you don't have Caden with you now? Why don't I lend him to you for a dance, then?"
She nudged Caden.
Sheril subconsciously glanced at Caden.
The man in the black tuxedo looked handsome and gentlemanly, but he didn't dare to meet her eyes.
When Rachel pushed him forward, Caden automatically took a step back and stood next to her again. He said, "Rachel, we've already agreed that I'll be your dance partner tonight. If I dance with Sheril, then what about
you?”
Rachel raised her chin slightly and said, "Tsk, what's the big deal? Men have the right to choose, right? You can choose between me and her, can't you?"
Then, she cast her eyes down and said with a smile, "Sheril and I are cousins, so we're real close. No matter who you choose, the other party won't get mad. Right, Sheril?"
Caden looked at Sheril cautiously.
Sheril's heart would always ache whenever he gave her such a fawning look in the past. He was clearly talented, yet he was always looked down upon because of his background.
Every time he made her angry, she would always relent whenever he looked at her like that.
But at this moment, all she felt was disgust.
She looked away and said, "I—"
Before she could finish, Nora interrupted her coolly and said, "No, it's fine. She has a dance partner."
"She does?" Rachel looked around and said, "Who is it? Why didn't you bring him over and show us?"
Nora cast her eyes down. In a seemingly half-amused manner, she said, "You'll see when the party starts, wouldn't you? What are you being so anxious for? Oh, I get it. Don't worry, Sheril won't take back someone that she's already thrown away."
Rachel,"!!"
She was originally intending to humiliate Sheril, but Nora's words in this instant infuriated her instead!
After Nora said that, she immediately led Sheril away in the opposite direction and deprived Rachel of the chance to say anything.
A vicious look flashed across Rachel's eyes as she stood where she was. However, she quickly adjusted her expression, took Caden's arm, and said, "Do your best when you dance later. I want everyone to see that she's nothing without you!"
With the exception of Ms. Smith, Sheril had been the most eye-catching person in all the previous dance parties.
Ms. Smith was a Smith, so it was only natural that she would outshine her, but why Sheril too? Obviously, it was just because she had hooked up with a good boyfriend!
Without Caden leading her this year, let's see how she's gonna dance!
Nora found a corner, sat down on the sofa, and rested on it.
She wanted to tell Sheril not to worry and that she would find her a dance partner, but when she looked over, she saw that her head was lowered and she was texting seriously: "Where are you, Logan? You said that we'll meet at the dance party tonight. Surely you came, right?"
The situation where Nora couldn't find a dance partner in the dance studio the other day was still fresh in Sherd's mind.
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