After the Affair Falling into a Billionaire's Arms novel Chapter 416

Chapter 416

Adeline took a deep breath and forced out a stiff smile, silently giving

herself a pep talk. “Okay, I’m calm. Totally calm.”

Then, still worried, she asked Louisa, “Do I look natural now?”

Louisa fell silent.

That wasn’t natural–that was self–sabotage.

She looked even more conspicuous now.

Louisa was starting to regret telling her anything.

The little cake in Adeline’s hand trembled precariously, as if it would

crash to the floor any second.

Louisa casually took it from her and set it on the counter.

She grabbed two napkins and handed them to Adeline while gripping

her shaking hands. “I think you need to leave here as soon as possible.

But going out alone is dangerous. You should call someone to pick

you up. Until then, stay in the ballroom. There are plenty of people

here–they probably won’t make a move in front of everyone. But

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don’t touch any food or drinks specifically brought to you. And don’t

let yourself be alone.”

Adeline nodded frantically.

She was completely at a loss. Whatever Louisa said, she would do.

Louisa said, “That’s all I can help you with. I need to go find my

friends now. You… be careful.”

With that, Louisa released her hand.

But Adeline was so panicked that she immediately grabbed Louisa’s

hand again, her voice trembling. “Miss, please don’t go. I… I’m

scared.”

Louisa fell silent.

She was scared, too.

Adeline looked at her desperately.

Louisa’s tone was helpless. “I just disrupted Mrs. Boleyn’s plan. If I stay with you any longer, I’ll be in danger too.”

Hearing this, Adeline said guiltily, “I’m sorry. I’ve dragged you into

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this.”

She reluctantly released Louisa’s hand. “Go find your friends. I… I can

manage on my own.”

Louisa said, “Act natural. Don’t panic.”

After that reminder, Louisa picked up an elegant little cake and

headed toward Sadie.

She’d done what she could.

The rest was up to fate.

Louisa was kind–hearted, but she didn’t want to invite trouble.

Adeline clutched the napkins tightly, as if they were the only source

of strength she had.

After steadying her emotions, she took a glass of wine and casually

walked toward a group of ladies, sitting down to chat with them.

At the same time, she pulled out her phone to send a message.

Calling someone to pick her up.

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She hadn’t forgotten Louisa’s warning.

What she didn’t know was that in a discreet corner not far away, a

woman in a light gray dress was watching Adeline.

Unless you looked carefully, you wouldn’t notice that this woman in

gray had a tiny Bluetooth earpiece in her left ear.

The woman lowered her voice and said, “Her expression’s off. She

must have sensed something.”

On the other side, Louisa made her way back to Sadie.

The four friends gathered together.

Louisa told them what had just happened.

They all fell silent in unison.

Just stepping out for some air, and Louisa ran into something like

this?

Should they call her lucky or unlucky?

Sadie was the calmest of the four friends after Louisa.

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But ultimately, she was still a lawyer with a strong sense of justice.

Without hesitation, she said, “I don’t think we can just stand by and

watch someone die. We’ve already gotten involved anyway, so we

might as well see it through. Besides, don’t we have Noah? Have him

come in and escort that lady home.”

Flora asked, “And then?”

Sadie paused. “And then?” She didn’t immediately catch Flora’s

meaning.

Rachel sighed. “What Flora means is, if we do that, Mrs. Boleyn will

know we’re onto her true colors. Even if we make it out safely tonight,

tomorrow–and every day after–Mrs. Boleyn will see us as thorns in

her side. What’s more, most of the ladies and young women here

tonight are either wealthy or powerful. That lady must be someone

important if she’s Mrs. Boleyn’s target. We shouldn’t meddle in this

mess and bring trouble on ourselves.”

Sadie went quiet.

Rachel and Flora both came from wealthy families–they were more

attuned to these kinds of situations.

Louisa poked at the cake on her plate with her spoon, murmuring,

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“We should leave as soon as possible. I’ll have Noah meet us at the

ballroom entrance.”

Rachel said, “I agree. Let’s not get involved in this trouble.”

Sadie remained silent.

Flora understood what she was thinking and patted her hand. “Louisa

already warned her. We’ve done what we can. The rest really isn’t

something we can handle.”

Sadie nodded.

Louisa also called Noah.

But instead of his voice, a mechanical female voice came through: [Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable.]

Louisa froze for a moment, a sinking feeling forming in her chest.

To confirm her suspicion, she dialed Julian’s number.

”

Same result–unavailable.

Louisa then called Sadie’s phone. Still unavailable.

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Seeing this, Sadie immediately pulled out her own phone. Everything

looked normal–no missed call notifications.

Rachel and Flora’s expressions darkened at the sight.

Louisa said, “I think the signal in this ballroom has been blocked.”

Ever since Adeline hadn’t worn that gold mask, Xanthe had prepared

a backup plan.

It seemed she was determined to take down that “important figure”

tonight.

Rachel groaned. “We really shouldn’t have gotten involved.”

Sadie disagreed. “What kind of talk is that? Are we supposed to just

watch someone in danger and not help? Isn’t every life worth saving?

Louisa did the right thing!”

Rachel sighed. “Sadie, you’re so kind… It’s adorable.”

Flora couldn’t help but laugh. “You mean she’s kindly naive, right?”

Rachel fell silent.

So did Sadie.

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This was a side of her no one else saw. On the surface, Sadie appeared

calm and sharp–perfectly fitting her profession as a lawyer.

But sometimes, her sense of justice was so strong… it made her seem

foolish.

Louisa said, “Well, I already did it. No point dwelling on it now. Let’s

take it one step at a time and adapt as we go.”

The moment she finished speaking, all the lights in the ballroom

went out.

A second later, a spotlight beamed onto the spiral staircase in the

ballroom.

Everyone turned to look at the staircase.

A figure dressed entirely in black–black gown, black mask-

descended the spiral staircase gracefully.

This was the final guest of the evening.

She had arrived.

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