Alice Robinson turned to her side and began quietly watching him as he slept.
She rarely had the chance to observe him so closely like this…
Did he know that they hadn't actually met through Mrs. Geoffrey a year ago? She had known him since she was sixteen.
It's just that he might have forgotten…
Back then, he was twenty-eight and already a renowned figure in the business world.
She remembered attending an important banquet with her uncle, though she couldn't recall its name. He was there too, becoming the center of attention the moment he arrived, surrounded by all the flattering and sycophantic people, like a king being fawned over by his subjects.
She watched him across the crowd, unable to take her eyes off him for even a moment. It was the first time she understood what it meant to have a girl's heart fluttering.
The men around discussed his achievements, while the women were all lovestruck…
