CHAPTER 137
CLARA’S POV
“What invite?” Alex asked and he was doing a terrible job at faking a confused look.
“Oh, I will get you for this, you peasant!” Gideon bellowed and stepped forward, but to my surprise, Maxwell stepped in between. “Let me at him!”
“This is no time for this!” Ruby shouted, her eyes were teary and bloodshot. She sniffled and glared at Alex, “Who the f**k cares about your card? Nico has just been kidnapped!”
Gideon’s eyes narrowed on her and he frowned, “Did you just ask who cares about my card? You? A nobody? How dare you even speak in a gathering of loyalty, such a display of classlessness from a mere peasant. And Alex, you entertain this in your pack? You should have informed me, I’d have had my bodyguards wearing parody royal attires!”
“See, that’s the proble
