Chapter 1178 – Fortune and Calamity [Part 5]
"Lady Celestine."
"Yes, Your Grace?"
Lux glanced toward the musicians as they transitioned into something slower and elegant, strings weaving through the ballroom while couples began gathering across the polished marble floor.
He offered his hand. "May I have this dance?"
Celestine's smile changed. A fraction warmer. A fraction more interested. "With pleasure."
She placed her hand in his.
Lux caught movement from the corner of his eye.
Aurelia.
Still standing where Celestine had left her.
Lux looked toward Lullaby and Yue. Then subtly shifted his gaze toward Aurelia.
No words.
None needed.
'Watch her.'
Yue understood immediately. She nodded once.
Lullaby gave the smallest sleepy tilt of her head.
Lux led Celestine onto the dance floor.
The moment his hand settled against her waist, he noticed how effortlessly she adapted to him. No nervousness. No hesitation. She'd been trained for this since childhood.
They moved.
