Charles’ POV "Good evening, gentlemen and lady," Yala greeted warmly. "Good evening!" Liam was the first to respond. "Good evening!" Megan followed right behind him with a gentle smile. "I want to thank you for the invitation to the ball," she said, looking at Liam, but she certainly knows it wasn't him who invited her, because knowing my objectives regarding her business, he would never put her in the same place as me. I seemed to snap out of my trance. Wait a minute, what is Yala doing here? She shouldn't have even been invited! "Ms. Smith, there's no need to thank me. My mother is responsible for all of this," Liam said calmly. "Of course." I noticed a disguised smile on her lips. She knows it wasn't my brother who invited her, but she was pretending to be clueless. "Could I than

