46 Bitter Greed

Adeline wanted to search the crowd for her Aunt Eleanor and Asher. She wanted to talk to them and explain what was going on. For some reason, no matter how far she looked, how long she stared, they were nowhere to be found.

Were they so furious that they didn't attend the ball? She didn't mean to keep them out of the loop, but everything had happened too quickly. Her search was futile.

Holding back a disappointed sigh, she turned her attention back to the group. To her surprise, they were all staring at her.

"What? Are we boring you?" Elias teased.

He had noticed she was looking around the room, thus, he began to follow every little direction her head turned. As a result, the twins instantly began to follow his actions.

"A bit," Adeline bluntly said.