Going back to fight

Back to the present,

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Flora woke up after some minutes. Claude was still holding her tight and caressing her back. When she opened her eyes she saw him looking at her and she felt like heaven.

"We must go back to the ballroom, don't we?"

"I think we should. I'll never get enough of the shocked face of your stepmother."

Flora giggled:

"Neither I !"

"Let me help you dress then I will go and ask a maid to help you with your hair and makeup."

"Gosh! I have a problem. I didn't bring anything to correct my appearance!"

"That's alright. In the resting room, they are keeping some brushes and makeup simple."

"What a relief to be in a masquerade held by a billionaire."

Claude laughed and said:

"Are you aware you came to a masquerade without a mask? All of that to disturb those b*tches?"

"Well, in fact, I was planning on wearing a mask and meeting you privately. Then I thought: Why am I scared? Let them know I am alive. Let them burn for my happiness. I think it was worth it. I am not