Chapter 40

It was time for breakfast the next morning. Everyone was sitting in the dining hall, except for Derek and Amelia.

One was quite stunned and confused about what was going on. She had seen Amelia dressing up yesterday, but to her greatest surprise, she didn’t return after she left the room.

She had thought that she was with Alexander, but when she didn’t return at daybreak, One knew that there was something more.

The breakfast hall was quiet as everyone exchanged quiet glances with each other. They seemed to have a thousand questions in their hearts, but none of them deemed it fit to let it out.

“Who are we waiting for?” Stan, the second guest, suddenly said as he took in a deep breath and shot a questioning gaze at Alexander.

Alexander took in a deep breath and glanced at his wristwatch again. It was almost 8:am and breakfast was slated for 7:am.

He had called Derek that morning to remind him of the time for breakfast. But then, he was yet to show up, and that was beginning to get infu