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“Would you mind being my date to some sort of ball tomorrow?” Lucien asked.

They had both decided to discuss their schedules at Mara’s house seeing that they had signed the contract at his place. She had told him to make himself available in the evening as she had some many things to do.

Lucien was not about to admit that he had anticipated what her house looked like and that he was going to be seeing it for the first time made him very anxious.

“A ball?” Mara echoed, she was sitting across from Lucien with her robe inched on her waist. She had been trying to do her evening skincare routine after a hetic day at the office; there had been an issue with Alexander’s supply of materials to her and so they both had to meet again to properly identify the error.

“It is some kind of ball for painters and admirers of arts, I have sent some of my works to the gallery but it would be lovely if I was present to properly gauge the reactions of the people to them and there will be dinner afterwards