Unwilling Bride: The 1V5 Love Drama novel Chapter 136

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never been treated this coldtuin her entire life, and she could tell the indifference was genuine He He varmer last time, but she coddouldn’t believe, right then, in this setting of all places, he couldn’t ever even be pretend.

surrounding gazes convergiverging on her, and the scrutiny made her unbearably self-consciouscious. just then, the lights sucksuddenly dimmed, plunging the hall into darkness,

ood on the raised platiplatform. “Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for coming to Avaly.com corung-of-age

e’s been anything tack lacking in our hospitality tonight, I hope you’ll forgive us. Thank you to all

vas brief and to theopthe point.

o the long-windedded addresses others favored, this kind of succinctness was clearty far far more appealing ger crowd.owd

ght suddendy my tanded on a spot along the staircase on the second floor.loon

ure stoedthed there, and as she slowly stepped forward, the spotlight followed her her movements.

downǝthat the sea of heads below.

et deel the curious, probing gazes fixed on her from all directions. Straightening hing her back, she descended asat an unhurried pace. Wisps of light mist rose around her, veiling her figure gore so that she appeared and daved within the haze.

he reached the landing between the upper and lower floors, the light sights throughout the room came on one Ava glanced toward a corner and caught sight of Jane’s mischievous mus eyes.

s over her cousin’s playful sense of drama, she quickly withdrew her her gaze and continued down the steps. asured step at a time.

ence around her was almost oppressive.

wd seemed unable to recover from that first moment of astiastonishment. People instinctively held their as their eyes followed her. She neither hurried nor lingered, med, her steps steady and composed, like a classical who had stepped straight out of the distant age of ancient Tent Terran.

uldn’t believe that there really were people who could and make a silk dress look this stunning. The soft er fabric traced her slender figure perfectly. Buttertites tres embroidered with gold and silver thread seemed o take flight as she moved. The collar was buttoned and all the way up to her neck, her body fully covered, ver ow no one could tear their eyes away.

essories were understated: a pearl hair com retine clad her hair, pearl earrings, a string of pearls resting at k, and on her left wrist, as she walked, a fladofsitor strikme green.

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Unlike those who wore silk dresses online with an air that felt overly showy, this young heiress looked nothing but pleasing to the eye. She was breathtaking in a way that felt effortless, the very image of refined elegance-just like the sheltered young ladies described in books.

Margaret was the first to break the silence.

She stepped forward, took Ava’s hand, and looked around at everyone present. “Everyone, this is the child we have just welcomed home, Ava Morren. I hope all of you will look after her from now on.”

Instantly, the atmosphere came alive.

Applause broke out across the room, lively and sustained. A few women who were close to Margaret promptly moved in to chat with her, openly and approvingly appraising Ava.

The hall buzzed with voices, murmurs overlapping at every turn. Ava stood beside Margaret, following her closely as she was introduced to one person after another.

“D*mn, the Morrens really kept this girl hidden. She’s gorgeous-exactly my type. I’m calling it now, I want to pursue her.”

“The Morren brothers will break your legs if they hear you say that.”

“They’re already throwing her a coming-of-age party. She’s an adult. It’s not illegal to pursue her, is it? Are Geffery, Keifon, and Asher really going to police who their sister dates?”

“Just think it to yourself. Look all you want, but don’t get ahead of yourself.”

Meanwhile, Ryan’s expression looked terrifyingly grim.

His whole body radiated a keep-your-distance aura. A few people had initially thought about approaching their group, but one look at their faces and they abandoned the idea altogether.

The area around the five of them became a vacuum.

The men nearby could all feel the unspoken pressure, a primal instinct warning them away. None of them dared drift closer, afraid that they might somehow provoke an attack the next second.

on ground his teeth.

was younger than the others and far less composed, and his temperament was already blunt and explosive to egin with.

Hearing other men openly talk about Ava, their interest unmistakable, made him so furious that he wanted nothing more than to tear them apart.

He was like a young lion that had been provoked but had nowhere to vent its rage. All he could do was suppress it, letting the pressure build higher and higher, waiting for the moment it would finally erupt

Compared to Ryan’s barely concealed anger, the others were far more restrained.

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Ethan’s gaze never left her. He watched as she moved through the crowd with Margaret, obedient and delicate like

a porcelain doll. He paid attention to nothing else, his focus fixed entirely on her.

Mason leaned lazily against the wall, one foot lightly tapping the floor.

His expression hovered between a smile and a smirk as he muttered to himself, “Ah… my treasure’s been discovered. That’s a bit annoying.”

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