Aurelia sat in a corner, looking at the sea in the dark night, eating exquisite snacks, and felt much better. As a gust of cold breeze blew, she quickly closed the window. She was in such a hurry to leave the store just now, and she left her shawl there. If there was no heating in the cabin, she would be frozen to death.
She started to get bored of waiting, but the party had not officially started yet. Fortunately, she enjoyed the delicious food very much.
When she was drinking, she heard someone say that the Richmond family was waiting for some important guests to come. Once they arrived, the banquet would start immediately and the cruise ship would sail to the sea.
Within a few minutes, there was a commotion at the cabin door. Aurelia was stunned to see almost all the women rushing towards the door excitedly.
If it weren’t for their strict family rules and good upbringing, they would have screamed long ago given how excited they were.
In less than half a minute, she finally understood who had made these women so excited.
Since the food area was at a higher position, Aurelia could clearly see the most eligible man in Evercrest at the door. Oh, no. It was Callum.
The Richmond family was waiting for him. As soon as he showed up, the cruise ship started moving and the party began.
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Aurelia didn’t want to argue with Callum in public, but that petty man could always find a chance to pick on her. So from the moment Callum appeared, Aurelia tried her best to keep a low profile.
The party started with the dance of Callum and his date, a woman who humiliated her in the mall last time, Aidan.
And Aurelia also saw a familiar face. Elliot?
Oh! It rang a bell. After all, it was organized by the Richmond family. It made sense that Elliot was here. His female companion was very gorgeous. The brown evening dress she was wearing made her look elegant and alluring.
After the dance, the audience warmly applauded. Aurelia also clapped her hands, of course, for Elliot and his female companion.
After that, everyone dispersed and moved around freely. Whether in the cabin or on the deck outside, people were toasting, talking and singing, and the atmosphere was full of joy.
However, as time went by, except for those who were talking about business, the crowd was getting bored of exchanging pleasantries with each other. Though singing and dancing were all going on, few people were chatting happily.
Briar had been flirting with the two girls from the beginning not far from Aurelia.
Aurelia shook her head helplessly. At that moment, she felt stuffed. She simply stood up from her seat and walked outside to see the night view of the sea.
There were many people on the deck, and the sea breeze blew, making Aurelia shiver. It was so cold.
She originally wanted to go back, take off Briar ‘s suit jacket, and put that on, but when she saw that he and a woman were about to kiss, she gave up the idea.
She looked at the sea and sneered. Briar was a man after all, and he couldn’t resist a beautiful woman, different from other men.
She wondered if Briar would be friends with her if she wasn’t pretty.
“Aurelia?” A gentle voice sounded, interrupting her wandering thoughts.
Aurelia tucked her long hair that was messed up by the sea breeze behind her ears and looked at the person who came. It was Elliot. “Hello, Mr. Richmond!” She greeted him politely.
Aurelia was nice to those who treated her with kindness. In other words, she admired Elliot’s way of teaching.
Coming over alone, Elliot took off his suit jacket, put it on Aurelia before saying gently, “It’s cold out here. Why don’t you stay inside?”
The shivering Aurelia instantly felt much warmer. She did not reject Elliot’s offer and looked at Elliot with gratitude. Then she said awkwardly, “I ate too much inside, so I came out for a walk, which helped me digest the food.”
Elliot laughed at her words. “Come here with Briar?”
“Yeah.”
“Briar is a playboy. He just leaves you alone as long as a beautiful woman is with him.” Elliot, like her, put his arms on the railing and looked at the sea in the distance.
“It’s okay. After all, he is single and has the right to pursue beautiful women!”
Elliot smiled and said, “Come on. I’ll take you to meet someone.”
“Who?” She was a little confused. Why would Elliot introduce someone to her? Was he like this to everyone?
Elliot said nothing, but waved his arm, making a gesture of invitation to her. Aurelia could not refuse, so she followed him into the cabin.
At the cabin’s food area.
Aurelia stared blankly at the three people in front of her, Callum, Aidan, and the woman who had just danced with Elliot.
Could she leave right now? Why Callum again?
Elliot greeted the three people in a gentle and elegant manner.
Just when Aurelia couldn’t stand Callum’s sharp gaze anymore and turned around to leave, Elliot stretched out his right arm and blocked her way. “Aurelia, Callum is my good friend. This is Aidan, Callum’s date. And this lady is my girlfriend, Renata Macadam. Renata, this is Aurelia.”
Aurelia had no choice but to take a step forward, deliberately ignoring Callum and Aidan next to her, and smiled at Renata. “Hello, Miss Macadam, nice to meet you.” Aurelia was puzzled. She and Elliot didn’t know each other well, and they had never even said a word to each other in private. Why did he introduce his girlfriend to her? What did he mean by this?
Renata took Aurelia’s hand affectionately and spoke softly, “You are Aurelia? You are so beautiful! We will be friends from now on. If you need any help, you can come to me!”
Her voice was clear and pleasant, making people feel soothing.
Aurelia was a little flattered. Before she could say anything, a voice interjected, “Renata, you have to be more careful when you’re making friends. After all, you can’t judge a person by appearance. Even though the person looks good on the surface, you don’t know what she is up to.”
Not only Renata, but even Elliot looked at Callum in astonishment. Elliot thought that there might be some misunderstanding between them, but he didn’t expect Callum and Aurelia’s relationship to be so intense.
Though Callum hated dealing with women, he had never been so harsh to a woman. Even if he felt offended by a shameless woman, Callum would just let her off the hook after teaching her a lesson. However, his relationship with Aurelia was way more complicated.
Was it because of Aurelia’s love confession last time?
Enough! Aurelia snatched the red wine glass from Aidan’s hand and was ready to throw the drink in Callum’s face!
“Aurelia!” It happened so fast that Elliot didn’t have time to stop her.
Amid the exclamations of several people, the red wine spilled out of the glass and flew into the air.
“Oh my God! Who is that woman? She is so bold that she dared to throw red wine in Mr. Finnegan’s face. Is she trying to get herself killed?”
“This is crazy. Has she lost her mind?”
“She’s definitely dead!”
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