There was silence in the car for a while. Xaviera cautiously looked up and saw that Caleb's face hadn't changed much. She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the matter of her deceased fiancé had passed and that Caleb was no longer interested in it.
Xaviera glanced out the window and grinned as she spoke, "Caleb, can you stop the car here? I need to go…"
Before she could finish, the car whizzed past.
Xaviera: "..."
At this point, Caleb spoke slowly, "Pretend I'm old and can't hear you, or you can just assume that I'm dead."
Xaviera: "..."
Why did he use her words about her deceased fiancé to block her? Was it because he thought she was lying? How could it be? She was so sincere in what she said!
…
News that the Coriell family had acquired 'Fleeting Time,' the one-of-a-kind gown from Miss Lohill, spread overnight in upper-class society.