Amara's POV
The young heirs gathered around the table were all about Jasper's age.
Despite attending various schools, they'd caught whispers that Jasper had developed feelings for some new student at Merida Academy.
Word was she was the Hopper family's adopted daughter, though she'd barely shown her face around Merida Metro and had supposedly been thrown out of the Hopper household just days earlier.
As they observed me sitting next to Dominic with a subtle smile, I could sense their silent amazement at my apparent prowess.
Jasper's comeback made Garrett's expression turn stormy.
"Someone, remove him!" he barked.
"What?" Jasper looked completely lost.
The moment those words left Garrett's mouth, several black-suited bodyguards burst through the door, grabbing Jasper without hesitation and hauling him toward the exit.
"Dad! Have you lost your mind?"
Jasper, who'd never experienced such treatment, stared in complete disbelief and shock.
