Helena found an inconspicuous spot to take a breathe away from Austin.
She wasn't interested in talking to him after all that went down between them. She didn't need a man who only wanted her for other reasons that wasn't herself.
She found Primrose and Cassius mingling among the guests and took a large gulp of her drink out of envy.
To someone like Helena who failed to find love more than once, watching the happy couples around the party was no less painful than being poked by a hot skewer.
"I need to talk to you Helena." Austin popped up again.
Helena frowned at the realisation that it was impossible to avoid him within his own home.
Every nook and corner of this palace was his childhood play area that he would find even before Helena could think of hiding there.
"Talking a
