Chapter 27 Tricks

• After putting on the vibrant red gown Anne had left for her—likely intended to make her stand out or possibly as a form of humiliation—Natalia freshened up and stepped back into the banquet hall. Dante's reaction earlier confirmed that he would likely investigate her background thoroughly. That was his cautious nature.
• Her immediate concern, however, was Lola's retaliation. After the public humiliation Lola had suffered, she would undoubtedly seek revenge. Lola’s current status made it all too easy for her to ruin a mere pageant contestant.
• Back at the banquet, Lola was nowhere to be seen, but the hostile gazes of the other contestants bore down on Natalia.