Eyes fixed on you

"Happy birthday, Miss Engelson, "Callum said as he passed the gift that his assistant had prepared for her. It could be estimated from his gesture that he was here out of politeness and if someone wanted to misunderstand even though he came with a date, he couldn't make them see the truth. 

Calliope too wished the Engelson princess out of politeness. 

Look, she didn't know she was going to attend an Engelson banquet. If she had known, she wouldn't have come here. First of all, she didn't have a good impression of the Engelson princess and secondly, someone from the Wilding Clan would certainly be here. 

She only knew about this when she was outside the Enegelson mansion. If she could return, she would have but she had promised Callum and wouldn't like to go back on her words. 

"Thank you," Amaya said with a soft smile as she accepted the gift. If she hadn't had a face to maintain, she would have…