Prince Chace studied Fred for a moment before turning his gaze at me and smirked. His eyes twinkled in amusement as he looked back at Fred, who was waiting patiently and bowed. "Of course." He then gave my hand to Fred's outstretched hand. After excusing himself, he left.

I looked at Fred. He was also looking at me with a sly grin on his face. I was about to smile back when I remembered what he had done to me earlier. I grinned. "You're not gonna ditch me again, are you?"

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