CHAPTER 45
A Surprising Turn of Events….
Nova
Surprised gasps rang out from the guests and some even had the nerve to giggle, smothering their laughter behind their palms.
Suddenly, the entire space went quiet as every head turned to me, wondering what was going on.
A drop of the cocktail that was splashed on me dripped onto my eyelash, reminding me what a mess I looked like.
The stares and laughter were growing by the minute, boring a hole down my heart.
The coldness of the drink brought an involuntary shiver and I did the only thing I could do…
I ran.
Using sticky fingers to hold on to my purse, I turned tail, dashing into the nearest corner I could find.
Tears were prickling behind my eyelids but I did everything humanly possible to hold them back.
I would not have them see m
