"Caden, I'm going to the restroom," Seraphina Ashworth said, leaning close to Caden Reginald's ear.
"Do you want me to go with you?" Caden Reginald asked softly, looking up at the woman in his arms.
"No, I'll be right back." Seraphina Ashworth stood up, shaking her head gently.
"Mm."
In a corner of the banquet hall, Chloe watched Seraphina Ashworth's departing figure, a flash of deep-seated jealousy in her eyes.
"Blair, don't you have a crush on me? If you help me deal with that woman—use this Red Destruction on her—then I'll accept your advances," Chloe said, looking haughtily at the man before her and pointing toward Seraphina Ashworth's departing figure.
Hearing this, Blair's eyes lit up, his voice tinged with excitement. "Really?"
"Mm-hm."
"But she's with Patriarch Lentister. What if..." Blair looked at Chloe, troubled. He did have a crush on Chloe, but if he offended Patriarch Lentister over this... 'would I even survive?'
