“Let’s go together,”
Candice said helplessly.
Even if she told those two “tailers” not to follow, Caroline and Beatrice would clearly tag along anyway. Maybe that fearless display she’d put on earlier gave them the wrong idea—that she was some kind of brave heroine who could slay monsters.
But honestly… sigh.
Sophia looked left and right at the side doors. “Which way do we go?”
Candice: “It probably doesn’t matter. Whichever door we choose, they’ll have an ambush waiting.”
Bianca said, “Their target is the two madams—and you, Candice, for getting involved. They won’t act against everyone. If we head for a door with a crowd, maybe we can slip through the chaos.”
Just as they were whispering this, Mrs. Davidson had just sent off a few more guests and was briskly heading their way.
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