Chapter 437
“Aelinor, are you-
Hesper grabbed Pennleigh and made eye contact with him. When Pennleigh saw her eyes, even though he didn’t stop frowning, he didn’t say anything more either.
Isobella saw that and appreciated Hesper even more.
“Alright, go upstairs. I’ll take care of Hesper.”
Pennleigh didn’t really want to but still nodded, then looked at Hesper. “I’ll be back soon.”
Hesper smiled and felt that Pennleigh was speaking like she was a child. The funny thing is, to her, Pennleigh was the child. She nodded. “Go, I’ll be waiting here.”
Aelinor watched them whisper to each other and stomped her foot in jealousy.
If Pennleigh didn’t treat her as a younger sister just because she was younger, Hesper wouldn’t happen! Penn should be hers and hers alone!
“How long do you plan to stay here? Where’s your mother?”
Aelinor turned to face Isobella and put her head on her shoulder. “She went traveling with dad. You’re here and you treat me like I’m your daughter. That’s why my parents are so comfortable leaving me with you.”
When Aelinor spoke, she had her eyes on Hesper half the time, but Hesper couldn’t care less.
about that.
To be exact, she had no reason to be jealous of Aelinor for how important she was to Isobella or
Pennleigh.
She was just there to put on a show.
If Aelinor managed to convince Isobella to force them to ‘break up’, Hesper would thank her for helping her solve a problem.
“Hesper, another guest will be arriving later. I’m sorry for meeting both of you on the same day,” Isobella said. “However, you don’t need to be too constrained. Just make yourself at home.”
Hesper nodded but based on Isobella’s reaction, she could tell that Isobella saw the next guest as someone important, so it couldn’t be just anyone.
That was even better. Everyone would stop staring at her.
Hesper thought this as she stood at the edge of the crowd. She wanted to be a wallflower until Pennleigh came back, then she would make an excuse and leave.
“Hey.”
Hesper looked up. Aelinor was standing in front of her with her chin held high.
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