Emily found Amber's new friend intriguing. For sure, he was different from all the sharks she was used to dealing with.
It was clear he felt out of place among all those people. However, it was weird Caiden allowed him to join and even made him part of the celebrations.
It was true; he got his chance to join the Red Palace and seized it, meaning he at least wasn't a hopeless guy, but he wasn't the son of Minister Valdez, nor the daughter of Major Blanchard.
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The party continued, and an hour later, Emily was still stuck with Scarlet. She didn't stop talking for a second, mixing gossip with constant flattery. Emily found it exhausting.
Scarlet wasn't really interested in Emily—she only wanted to use her for selfish reasons. Even just by association, Scarlet could leverage a lot, and her father could do even more even by just rumors circulating about the fact that Emily and Scarlet were friends.