Chapter 15 - 15: Rejected Serena quickly showered and wore the dress which she painstakingly prepared for today. She, with the help of Beatrice, altered her empire peach dress so that it now has a low-cut square neckline with slightly puffed short sleeves. She left her hair down, hoping that the smell of her freshly washed hair will reach Charlton's nostrils. She looked like a temptress, but one can not simply find fault in her attire.
Satisfied with her look while tucking her hair behind her left ear, she went out of the bathroom. She saw that the girls still haven't left the pool while upstairs, she also saw that fencing class is about to be dismissed. Not wanting to miss her chance, she quickly moved and walked towards the stairs.
After a while, Serena got tired of waiting beside the stairs. She noticed that a lot of boys were eyeing her, perhaps wanting to talk to her but not brave enough to do so.
'why haven't Charlton come down yet? Don't tell me that he is also trying to ogle some girls? Unlikely, he shouldn't be like that based on the novel. Must be Kylo.' With this thought she took it upon herself to climb up.
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"Hey, you won't believe this. I just saw the goddess outside, seems like she's waiting for someone." Joshua who just entered the shower room told Charlton and Kylo as he approached them.
"Goddess? Well, that's new. Who is she and who is she waiting for?" Kylo asked, curious.
"Who else is the goddess? Can't believe your sources are too slow now, Kylo. She has been given that title since day 1, the blond bombshell who just waved at Charlton earlier. By the way, what's her name? can you give me an introduction? Just in case you know..." Joshua said smiling while scratching his head.
"No chance in hell. Don't you know? She's the one who is engaged to Geoffrey." another boy, named Vincent, cut in.
"Oi, I'm not talking to you, besides, Geoffrey? Seriously? how can she bear that friggin' iceberg. Isn't she afraid of freezing in Antarctica?"
Kylo laughed at the two while teasingly wiggled his eyebrows at Charlton "Well, she must have figured that out on her own, so she must be waiting for Mr. Sunshine here."
"This is unbelievable." Charlton said exasperatedly. He just finished dressing himself while Kylo still only has a towel wrapped around his waist.
"What is unbelievable, my friend, is you, still standing here."
"Wait I still don't get it. Charlton, what is your relationship to her? I really wish for an introduction. Doesn't matter if she's engaged. I just want to see her up-close." Joshua not being able to read the mood yapped.
"I'll see you later." Charlton just said as he turned to leave. Might as well just bite the bullet.
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Serena was standing beside the stairs going down. There were not a lot of students left and she still haven't spotted Charlton. She was just about to consider leaving when she saw him exiting what she assumed was the locker room. His hair which was not fully dried was brushed back, indicating that he just took a shower. He was now wearing his school uniform rather than the more casual fencing attire she saw him adorn earlier.
He was a sight for sore eyes, and she was happy to note that Kylo was not with him. She smiled at him and instead of waiting for him to come over, she approached him halfway.
"Lady Maxwell, I'm pleased to see you, but may I ask why you're here?" Charlton asked, testing the waters. At the same time looking straight at her face, trying hard not to look down towards the eye-catching swell of her breast.
"Just Serena, Lord Daniel, or... may I address you as Charlton? I'm actually here to collect the offer of you touring me around in school." Serena replied, batting her eyelashes, smiling coquettishly.
If Charlton had any doubts earlier, this time he can just smash his own head if he still pretended not to understand her.
Serena could see him thinking, and she knows that when one allowed a person to think in this situation, the answer might be less than satisfying. Thus, she didn't give him the chance to respond. She directly looped her right arm to his left, just like the other girl during the first day.
"Let's go?" Serena asked at she looked at him under her long eyelashes.
Charlton breathed deeply and closed his eyes. When he opened them, he stared directly into her eyes as he removed his arm from her grasp. He held both of her hands in his as he said
"Forgive me. Leonard is on the archery field. I will send you to him Lady Maxwell."
Serena turned red in humiliation. Never in her imagination did she even entertain the possibility of Charlton rejecting her. So angry was she that all she thought about was that this must be the reason why 2nd male leads never get to have the girl. Such utter stupidity.
"I can walk myself." She exclaimed as she snatched her hands away from his and walked away.
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307: The Calm Before The Storm II Chapter 309 - 306: The Calm Before The Storm I Chapter 308 - 305: Afternoon Tea Party VI Chapter 307 - 304: Afternoon Tea Party V Chapter 306 - 303: Afternoon Tea Party IV Chapter 305 - 302: Afternoon Tea Party III Chapter 304 - 301: Afternoon Tea Party II Chapter 303 - 300: Afternoon Tea Party I Chapter 302 - 299: Debutante VI Chapter 301 - 298: Debutante V Chapter 300 - 297: Debutante IV Chapter 299 - 296: Debutante III Chapter 298 - 295: Debutante II Chapter 297 - 294: Debutante I Chapter 296 - 293: Graduation Chapter 295 - 292: First Session Of House Of Lords II Chapter 294 - 291: First Session Of The House Of Lords I Chapter 293 - 290: Day Before Graduation III Chapter 292 - 289: Day Before Graduation II Chapter 291 - 288: Day Before Graduation I Chapter 290 - 287: Leaving For Suffox Chapter 289 - 286: Competition III Chapter 288 - 285: Competition II Chapter 287 - 284: Competition I Chapter 286 - 283: Rising Star V Chapter 285 - 282: House Of Lords VI Chapter 284 - 281: House Of Lords V Chapter 283 - 280: Rising Star IV Chapter 282 - 279: Rising Star III Chapter 281 - 278: Rising Star II Chapter 280 - 277: Rising Star I Chapter 279 - 276: Opening Of Benz Motors VI Chapter 278 - 275: Opening Of Benz Motors V Chapter 277 - 274: Opening Of Benz Motors IV Chapter 276 - 273: Opening Of Benz Motors III Chapter 275 - 272: Opening Of Benz Motors II Chapter 274 - 271: Opening Of Benz-motors I Chapter 273 - 270: Series Of Meetings V Chapter 272 - 269: New Vocalists Chapter 271 - 268: Singing Audition III Chapter 270 - 267: Singing Audition II Chapter 269 - 266: Lovers In Militeia II Chapter 268 - 265: Lovers In Militeia I Chapter 267 - 264: Formal Call II Chapter 266 - 263: Formal Call I Chapter 265 - 262: First Night In Militeia II Chapter 264 - 261: First Night In Militeia I Chapter 263 - 260: Silver Wedding Anniversary VII Chapter 262 - 259: Silver Wedding Anniversary VI Chapter 261 - 258: Silver Wedding Anniversary V Chapter 260 - 257: Silver Wedding Anniversary IV Chapter 259 - 256: Silver Wedding Anniversary III Chapter 258 - 255: Silver Wedding Anniversary II Chapter 257 - 254: Touchdown Militeia II Chapter 256 - 253: Silver Wedding Anniversary I Chapter 255 - 252: Singing Audition I Chapter 254 - 251: Series Of Meetings IV Chapter 253 - 250: Series Of Meetings III Chapter 252 - 249: Touchdown Militeia Chapter 251 - 248: Series Of Meetings II Chapter 250 - 247: Series Of Meetings I Chapter 249 - 246: Working As A Music Producer I Chapter 248 - 245: Leaving For Militeia Chapter 247 - 244: Afternoon In Town Chapter 246 - 243: Unannounced Visit II Chapter 245 - 242: Unannounced Visit I Chapter 244 - 241: Last Day At The Orphanage Chapter 243 - 240: House Of Lords IV Chapter 242 - 239: House Of Lords III Chapter 241 - 238: House Of Lords II Chapter 240 - 237: House Of Lords I Chapter 239 - 236: Hosting The Morris Family Chapter 238 - 235: Father And Son Chapter 237 - 234: Port Of Cornwell Chapter 236 - 233: Contract Signing Event II Chapter 235 - 232: Contract Signing Event I Chapter 234 - PLEASE Do Not Open Wrong Update Chapter 233 - 231: Year-end Ball IV Chapter 232 - 230: Year-end Ball III Chapter 231 - 229: Year-end Ball II Chapter 230 - 228: Year-end Ball I Chapter 229 - 227: 2 Weeks Before Summer Break III Chapter 228 - 226: 2 Weeks Before Summer Break II Chapter 227 - 225: 2 Weeks Before Summer Break I Chapter 226 - 224: Music Final Evaluation V Chapter 225 - 223: Music Final Evaluation IV Chapter 224 - 222: Music Final Evaluation III Chapter 223 - 221: 3 Weeks Before Summer Break III Chapter 222 - 220: 3 Weeks Before Summer Break II Chapter 221 - 219: 3 Weeks Before Summer Break I Chapter 220 - 218: Music Final Evaluation II Chapter 219 - 217: Music Final Evaluation I Chapter 218 - 216: The Times, Normandy IV Chapter 217 - 215: The Times, Normandy III Chapter 216 - 214: The Times, Normandy II Chapter 215 - 213: The Times, Normandy I Chapter 214 - 212: Love Nest V Chapter 213 - 211: Love Nest IV Chapter 212 - 210: Dessert Made With Love II Chapter 211 - 209: Dessert Made With Love I Chapter 210 - 208: Band And Contracts II Chapter 209 - 207: Band And Contracts I Chapter 208 - 206: Love Nest III Chapter 207 - 205: Orphanage Financial Matters II Chapter 206 - 204: Orphanage Financial Matters I Chapter 205 - 203: Contract And Schedule II Chapter 204 - 202: Contract And Schedule I Chapter 203 - 201: Meeting The Merchants IV Chapter 202 - 200: Meeting The Merchants III Chapter 201 - 199: Meeting The Merchants II Chapter 200 - 198: Meeting The Merchants I Chapter 199 - 197: Upcoming Graduation II Chapter 198 - 196: Upcoming Graduation I Chapter 197 - 195: Girlfriends II Chapter 196 - 194: Girlfriends I Chapter 195 - 193: Love Nest II Chapter 194 - 192: Love Nest I Chapter 193 - 191: Partnership IV Chapter 192 - 190: Partnership III Chapter 191 - 189: Partnership II Chapter 190 - 188: Partnership I Chapter 189 - 187: Classroom II Chapter 188 - 186: Classroom I Chapter 187 - 185: Soiree Blanche V Chapter 186 - 184: Soiree Blanche IV Chapter 185 - 183: Soiree Blanche III Chapter 184 - 182: Soiree Blanche II Chapter 183 - 181: Soiree Blanche I Chapter 182 - 180: 5th Of May X Chapter 181 - 179: 5th Of May IX Chapter 180 - 178: 5th Of May VIII Chapter 179 - 177: 5th Of May VII Chapter 178 - 176: 5th Of May VI Chapter 177 - 175: Before The Final MatChapter II Chapter 176 - 174: Before The Final MatChapter I Chapter 175 - 173: 5th Of May V Chapter 174 - 172: 5th Of May IV Chapter 173 - 171: 5th Of May III Chapter 172 - 170: 5th Of May II Chapter 171 - 169: 5th Of May I Chapter 170 - 168: Outcome Of The Fundraising III Chapter 169 - 167: Outcome Of The Fundraising II Chapter 168 - 166: Outcome Of The Fundraising I Chapter 167 - 165: Accomplices II Chapter 166 - 164: Accomplices I Chapter 165 - 163: Future Plans II Chapter 164 - 162: Future Plans I Chapter 163 - 161: Receiving The Records IV Chapter 162 - 160: Receiving The Records III Chapter 161 - 159: Receiving The Records II Chapter 160 - 158: Receiving The Records I Chapter 159 - 157: Eve Of The Recording III Chapter 158 - 156: Eve Of The Recording II Chapter 157 - 155: Eve Of The Recording I Chapter 156 - 154: Fundraising Concert VI Chapter 155 - 153: Fundraising Concert V Chapter 154 - 152: Fundraising Concert IV Chapter 153 - 151: Fundraising Concert III Chapter 152 - 150: Fundraising Concerto II Chapter 151 - 149: Fundraising Concerto I Chapter 150 - 148: Preparations For The 15th II Chapter 149 - 147: Preparations For The 15th I Chapter 148 - 146: Spring Ball IV Chapter 147 - 145: Spring Ball III Chapter 146 - 144: Spring Ball II Chapter 145 - 143: Spring Ball I Chapter 144 - 142: Preparation For The Spring Ball Chapter 143 - 141: Working On The Melody VI Chapter 142 - 140: Working On The Melody V Chapter 141 - 139: Working On The Melody IV Chapter 140 - 138: Working On The Melody III Chapter 139 - 137: Working On The Melody II Chapter 138 - 136: Signing Event VII Chapter 137 - 135: Signing Event VI Chapter 136 - Wrong Update Please Dont Open Chapter 135 - 134: Signing Event V Chapter 134 - 133: Signing Event IV Chapter 133 - 132: Signing Event III Chapter 132 - 131: Signing Event II Chapter 131 - 130: Signing Event I Chapter 130 - 129: Week Before The Signing Event II Chapter 129 - 128: Week Before The Signing Event I Chapter 128 - 127: SC Meeting Chapter 127 - 126: Second Evaluation Chapter 126 - 125 Midterm Exam Result II Chapter 125 - 124: Midterm Exam Result I Chapter 124 - 123: Updates On The Fundraising Chapter 123 - 122: Working On The Melody I Chapter 122 - 121: Exchange Of Favors III Chapter 121 - 120: Exchange Of Favors II Chapter 120 - 119: Exchange Of Favors I Chapter 119 - 118: Midterm Exams Chapter 118 - 117: Plans For The Fundraising IV Chapter 117 - 116: Plans For Fundraising III Chapter 116 - 115: Plans For The Fundraising II Chapter 115 - 114: Plans For The Fundraising I Chapter 114 - 113: A Day With The Crown Prince II Chapter 113 - 112: A Day With The Crown Prince I Chapter 112 - 111: Changing Partners III Chapter 111 - 110: Changing Partners II Chapter 110 - 109: Changing Partners I Chapter 109 - 108: Back To School IV Chapter 108 - 107: Back To School III Chapter 107 - 106: Back To School II Chapter 106 - 105: Back To School I Chapter 105 - 104: Christmas Break IV Chapter 104 - 103: Christmas Break III Chapter 103 - DO NOT OPEN WRONG UPDATE NOTHING INSIDE Chapter 102 - 102: Christmas Break II Chapter 101 - 101: Christmas Break I Chapter 100 - 100: Break Up II Chapter 99 - 99: Break-up I Chapter 98 - 98: The Ball IX Chapter 97 - 97: The Ball VIII Chapter 96 - 96: The Ball VII Chapter 95 - 95: The Ball VI Chapter 94 - 94: The Ball V Chapter 93 - 93: The Ball IV Chapter 92 - 92: The Ball III Chapter 91 - 91: The Ball II Chapter 90 - 90: The Ball I Chapter 89 - 89: Prelude To The Ball Chapter 88 - 88: Columbia Recording Company Chapter 87 - 87: Bathtub Chapter 86 - 86: Golden Wedding Anniversary III Chapter 85 - 85: Golden Wedding Anniversary II Chapter 84 - 84: Golden Wedding Anniversary I Chapter 83 - 83: Details For The Ball II Chapter 82 - 82: Details For The Ball Chapter 81 - 81: The Maestro Visits Chapter 80 - 80: Friends Noticing Chapter 79 - 79: Start Of A Friendship II Chapter 78 - 78: Healthy Dose Of Jealousy Chapter 77 - 77: Start Of A Friendship I Chapter 76 - 76: Female Lead II Chapter 75 - 75: The Female Lead I Chapter 74 - 74: The Crown Prince II Chapter 73 - 73: The Crown Prince I Chapter 72 - 72: Orphanage IV Chapter 71 - 71: Orphanage III Chapter 70 - 70: Orphanage II Chapter 69 - 69: Orphanage I Chapter 68 - 68: Real Numbers Chapter 67 - 67: Room 328 III Chapter 66 - 66: Room 328 II Chapter 65 - 65: Wedding Reception Chapter 64 - 64: Room 328 Chapter 63 - 63: ChurChapter Wedding II Chapter 62 - 62: ChurChapter Wedding I Chapter 61 - 61: Carriage Ride Shared Between Cousins Chapter 60 - 60: Dressed To Impress Chapter 59 - 59: Underground Arena II Chapter 58 - 58: Underground Arena I Chapter 57 - 57: Student Council Meeting II Chapter 56 - 56: Student Council Meeting I Chapter 55 - 55: Arrangements For The Weekend Chapter 54 - 54: Final Rehearsal Before The Wedding Chapter 53 - 53: Punishment II Chapter 52 - 52: Punishment I Chapter 51 - 51: Tickling Her Heartstrings Chapter 50 - 50: Freshmen’s Female Representative Chapter 49 - 49: 2nd Place Chapter 48 - 48: Preliminary Exam Results Chapter 47 - 47: Guilty As Charged Chapter 46 - 46: Group Date III Chapter 45 - 45: Group Date II Chapter 44 - 44: Group Date I Chapter 43 - 43: Well-intended Advice Chapter 42 - 42: Preliminary Exam Chapter 41 - 41: Week Before The Preliminary Exam Chapter 40 - 40: Pillow Talk Chapter 39 - 39: Role Play II Chapter 38 - 38: Role Play I Chapter 37 - 37: Maxwell’s Ducal Mansion Chapter 36 - 36: LunChapter With Her Parents III Chapter 35 - 35: LunChapter With Her Parents II Chapter 34 - 34: LunChapter With Her Parents I Chapter 33 - 33: The Duke And The Duchess Visits Chapter 32 - 32: Evaluation II Chapter 31 - 31: Evaluation I Chapter 30 - 30: Studying In The Library Chapter 29 - 29: Teacher's Pet II Chapter 28 - 28: Teacher’s Pet I Chapter 27 - 27: Sunday With Friends II Chapter 26 - 26: Sunday With Friends I Chapter 25 - 25: Dirty Little Secret Chapter 24 - 24: I Read Some Books II Chapter 23 - 23: I Read Some Books I Chapter 22 - 22: Sealed With A Kiss II Chapter 21 - 21: Sealed With A Kiss I Chapter 20 - 20: The Heart Wants What It Wants II Chapter 19 - 19: The Heart Wants What It Wants I Chapter 18 - 18: Music Class II Chapter 17 - 17: Music Class I Chapter 16 - 16: Meeting The Male Lead Chapter 15 - 15: Rejected Chapter 14 - 14: Fencing Chapter 13 - 13: Soon My Friend Chapter 12 - 12: Joining The Swimming Club Chapter 11 - 11: School Goddess Chapter 10 - 10: Home Room Chapter 9 - 9: The Assembly Chapter 8 - 8: The Necklace Chapter 7 - 7: Arriving At The School Chapter 6 - 6: Zeroing On Her First Target Chapter 5 - 5: The Second Male Lead Chapter 4 - 4: Is This What You Call Brother Complex? Chapter 3 - 3: Leaving The Dukedom Chapter 2 - 2: Back Story Of The Villainess Chapter 1 - 1: Am I In Heaven?
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