Chapter 195. Party

Candice

I still couldn't wrap my head around the fact that Dad actually let me go to the party. Maybe Aunt Josephine had a word with him after she found out I’d be hanging out with the twins.

To my dismay, Faye caught a cold and couldn’t make it to the party.

Michelle was busy getting ready while her brother and I sat in the living room, and let me tell you, we were doing our best not to shoot daggers at each other during the eternity it took her to finish up.

I was pretty sure we’d set a new record for the longest stare-down without blinking or giving in.

His grey eyes were something else, and if I didn’t loathe his arrogance so much, I’d probably be fanning myself right now. But instead, his gaze was full of disgust? Hatred? I couldn’t figure out what had sparked all this negativity. Did I annoy him by ignoring him that night at the skating rink?

As I pondered this, his face broke into a smirk that was half amusement, half misch