I nearly fell asleep several times, only for Henry Hartwell to nudge me awake with his elbow. I dozed groggily for almost half an hour before finally shaking off the drowsiness.
By now, the awards ceremony had already begun.
To her surprise, that big-shot author she'd run into at the mall today was also here. It was just her turn to go on stage to accept an award, and she was actually wearing that frumpy, ugly black dress.
Although Claire Sinclair was sitting in the front row, she couldn't see the faces on stage clearly. She had to watch the live feed on the large display screen.
Just as she expected, Lily Yariel looked worse than ever on camera…
