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Chapter65 Chapter 65 AudreywalkedstraighttoEloise,herpresencecommandingtheroom14sHood/whydontparetardpationshipwithmygrandeon? Audrey walked straight to Eloise , her presence commanding the room 14s Hood / why dont paretard pationship with my grandeon ? Eloisebitherlip,hergazeinvoluntarilyflickingtowardKieran,weformeddandy,clearlycenfeetablewiththesituationunfolding Eloise bit her lip , her gaze involuntarily flicking toward Kieran , we formed dandy , clearly cenfeetable with the situation unfolding deply, deply , Hestoodup,attemptingtodiffusethetensionEloiseandamerelyinends” He stood up , attempting to diffuse the tension Eloise and a merely inends ” “That’snotforyoutosay!Audreysnapped,tuningherfrostygazebacktoloseadMs.Hoodspeakforherself” “ That’s not for you to say ! Audrey snapped , tuning her frosty gaze back to lose ad Ms. Hood speak for herself ” “KieranandIarejustfriends,Eloisesaid,hervoicebybornawhisper “ Kieran and I are just friends , Eloise said , her voice by born a whisper “Butisn’tthereanumor,Ms.Harwood,thatyouweresoinfatuatedwithKieranyoueventriedtoharmyourself?Audreydidn’tskipabeatasshegrabbedEloise’slefthandandhelditupforeveryonetosee. “ But isn’t there a numor , Ms. Harwood , that you were so infatuated with Kieran you even tried to harm yourself ? Audrey didn’t skip a beat as she grabbed Eloise’s left hand and held it up for everyone to see . bisepaled,andherwristwrappedinwhitebandagesseemedtotellataleofdistress bise paled , and her wrist wrapped in white bandages seemed to tell a tale of distress / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Withoutsympathy,Audreyrippedoffthebandages,mealingabsolutelynothingEloise’swristwasunmarked,devoidof anyinjuryThefoomeruptedintomurmursandgasps. Without sympathy , Audrey ripped off the bandages , mealing absolutely nothing Eloise’s wrist was unmarked , devoid of any injury The foom erupted into murmurs and gasps . Audreysneered,“Thedramatictalesofself–harmwerenothingbutafarce.Ms.Harwood’swristisaspristine ascanbe.” Audrey sneered , “ The dramatic tales of self – harm were nothing but a farce . Ms. Harwood’s wrist is as pristine as can be . ” Kieran’sbrowsknittedevenclosertogetheratthisrevelation. Kieran’s brows knitted even closer together at this revelation . Eloisecouldn’tbringherselftomeetKieran’seyes,hergazedartingaroundtheroomasiflookingforanescape. Eloise couldn’t bring herself to meet Kieran’s eyes , her gaze darting around the room as if looking for an escape . EvenFreyawasstunnedintosilence,havingexpectedsomeproofofEloise’sallegeddesperation,notthismanipulation. Even Freya was stunned into silence , having expected some proof of Eloise’s alleged desperation , not this manipulation .

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