Chapter 2713

The ball kicked off with everyone's anticipation. I looked at the two individuals standing at the door, masks donned but looking helpless, and could not help but smile. I walked up to them and could not hold myself back from saying, "I say, you two ought to look happier. Everyone who’s arrived does.”

Even with her mask on, I could clearly see Shannon roll her eyes at me. Giving a stamp to the person who had just arrived, she replied, "If I knew I’d be the usher here, I wouldn’t have agreed to you.”

“Exactly. Also, this stamp thing makes it look like we’re a nightclub,” Marius complained.

I could not help but pout at what they said. "You can go in and play in a while when there are no more people. Hang in there!"

With that, I went inside.

At a glance, I saw Theo in the corner. He looked out of place in his formal clothes but seemed to fit in more with the mask on his face.

I wondered if he could recognize me.

Thinking this, I grabbed a glass of red wine and walked toward him.

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