In the gardens

Ditch the Ex, Date the Billionaire

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Chapter 24: in the gardens

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"Archie?" I called out, my voice tinged with a hint of desperation as I scanned the vast expanse of the crowded hall.

But he was nowhere to be found, and a sense of unease began to gnaw at the edges of my consciousness.

I hated standing alone in this kind of party. And just my luck that I couldn’t even find Dara too. Where the hell was my best friend?

After she had Aileen had defended me in the restroom, I left to go back to Archie’s side but I didn’t see him again.

And Archie’s sister wasn’t even of help, she only eyed me and scoffed.

I groan to myself standing in one place.

I couldn’t just run away from this party. I was kind of the main character here.

All thanks to Archibald who made that announcement this evening and his father who thinks that I’m going to get married to him.

Lost in my search, I was suddenly accosted by a guy who seemed to materialize out of thin air, his smirk oozing with cockiness. "Hey t