Chapter 122

"Hello, lovely people." I heard someone greet me from behind me and immediately knew who it was. Emily hugged me from behind and I patted her arms lightly, chuckling at her manner of greeting.

After I exchanged pleasantries with both her and Liam, they took their seats, our table was for five people and four were already in attendance, we were expecting just one more person.

"Where is Aurora?" I asked her.

"She's with her grandparents." She answered me and I knew by grandparents, she meant Ethan's mum and dad.

"So a little birdie told me this is no ordinary ball." Emily leaned closer to me and whispered in my ears after a while. I gave her a knowing smile as I already figured out where she got the information or from whom she got it, but I wasn't angry or anything like that. Emily was one of my trusted allies and we were in this together.

"Well, that little birdie was right," I whispered back to her.

"So what are we doing tonight? What is tonight all about?" She asked me, literal