Jade's words struck like a physical blow, crashing down heavily on Serena's mind.

She stood frozen in utter disbelief.

Lucian didn't come?

How was it possible that Lucian hadn't gone?!

*How could that possibly happen?*

This was something Lucian had explicitly p

"Oh my, what's all the fuss about?"

A smooth, relaxed voice laced with playful mockery instantly shattered the frigid tension in the air.

"Such an exciting party, and nobody thought to invite me?"

Serena looked up to see Jing Lin walking leisurely down the spir

While Serena was silently fuming over Lucian's absence, the boy himself was currently locked in a bitter standoff with An Yinshu.

To understand how things reached this point, we need to rewind a few hours.

Lucian utterly despised Jade. However, yielding to Ser