Chapter Fourty

Dark brown hair tied in a high bun with a few strands falling down her face, she's wearing a single-strap magenta above knee dress that suits her milky white skin. Meanwhile, Atticus beside her is a tanned skin gorgeous man in his dashing tuxedo. There's no curve of smile on his lips, he's all serious, a Lorcan-like expression.

They are going near, i started to feel the approaching awkwardness. I held my purse firmly on my lap and i felt Lorcan's warm palm on my right thigh.

"Greetings, everybody!"

"It's nice that you're here, sweet Reg!" Mrs. Helena immediately approached Regina and they kissed each other's cheeks. She then, turned to her son and tapped his shoulder. "Good that you lent her a drive, son." She chuckled enthusiastically.

"Small thing." Atticus said coldly.

I glanced at Lorcan, thinking of what he would feel by watching the two, how his mother treated his half-brother sweetly in front of him. But like usual, he's so good at hiding his real emotions, he mastered it very