I nodded to Cherry and Doug. “Yes, I’m Emerald. Your house’s beautiful,” I said to Cherry.
Doug kept staring at me with an astonished gaze. “If I didn’t see with my eyes, I wouldn’t believe it. Well, well, well, look at you! I’m wrong; I admit it. You’ve changed from an ugly duck into a beautiful swan tonight. Listen, after our host’s party dances with me, she and I’ll need to dance with someone. I'd love to have a dance with you. What do you say?”
If this happened before Doug broke our bond by marking Cherry, I’d be over the moon to hear him asking me to dance with him. However, now I just felt it was just a casual event. I wouldn’t regret it at all if I didn’t experience it. I almost shook my head, but Marco touched my right hand slightly.
“Go ahead. Prove to everyone that you are no
