Chapter 97: Chapter 97: The ball VIII

As he went back inside, he saw a dance card lying on the floor. Curious, he picked it up. Who could have come here and dropped her dance card? He wondered. Hopefully, just some random girl. She might have seen Emily kissing him and was so surprised that she ran away. She did not even bother to pick her card.

Anyway, as he was curious, he opened it. The first thing he saw was Leonard's name, then followed by Geoffrey's. He felt his hear beating rapidly. Who else could own this card? He saw that at the bottom, the last two dances were filled with his name written in her own handwriting. 

He felt his hand shaking. Did she see? Obviously, she did. If he knew that she was there, he would have pushed Emily away, her getting hurt be damned. However, he had no time to ponder the what ifs. He just wanted to get to her and explain. As he moved to walk down the stairs, he heard the last note of a particular song signifying its end.