7
“Enough!” Marcus Grant shouted.
The surroundings fell silent.
Lily Blake shivered, raised her head tremulously, and looked at me expectantly.
The meaning was clear.
She ruined my engagement, made me a laughing stock in the circle, and felt very guilty.
If I don’t speak, she absolutely won’t stop.
Well.
Then keep going.
I gently raised my eyebrows, continuing to savor the wine in the glass.
Lily Blake gritted her teeth, bowed again intending to bow more.
Marcus Grant suddenly stepped forward, slap–
He swept away the wine glass from my hand.
“Emily Harper, don’t be too excessive!”
