Annabelle and Gauge were in the third group, so they still had to wait.
Watching Kendrick step into the center with another girl, Annabelle pursed her lips unhappily, lowered her head, and simply decided not to watch.
Gauge glanced at her and sighed. “If you didn’t want him to dance with someone else, you shouldn’t have acted so generous earlier.”
Annabelle didn’t respond. She just lowered her head and played with the sand, her mind buzzing—maybe from the strong sea breeze.
Just as Malina was about to play the music, Kendrick’s voice rang out.
In a calm tone with a hint of apology, he explained to the crowd that he had accidentally cut himself while surfing two days ago, and since the wound hadn’t fully healed, it wouldn’t be suitable for him to engage in intense movement. Fortunately
