nca sat still, staring after Malinda. In her eyes, Malinda was perfect. She was beautiful and elegant. “How beautiful!” she muttered.


    “What are you looking at?” said a voice behind her.


    “Look! That girl is so amazing!” nca said. Then she turned and saw Matthew standing close to her. “Why are you here?” nca asked with surprise.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    Matthew put his goblet on the table slowly and sat down beside nca on the couch. “Why wouldn’t I be here?” he shot back.


    “Don’t get me wrong. I mean, I could take care of myself and don’t worry about me. Just, uh, go ahead and do your things,” said nca earnestly. She thought maybe Matthew worried about her, for she had nevere to a party like this before.


    Matthew said nothing and raised his eyebrows. This was one of his habitual moves, and even Matthew himself hardly noticed how fascinating the small gesture was. The couch was not very wide. nca and Matthew were so close to each other. Looking at Matthew’s handsome side face, nca felt her heart begin to pound faster.


    “Take you to see Mr. Butler now?” Matthew said suddenly.


    “Really?” said nca, thoroughly taken aback. Her eyes were suddenly bright. She rubbed her pendant unconsciously, which she had worn since as long as she could remember. The pendant was very precious, for it was the only proof of her identity. nca looked at Matthew expectantly, her ck eyes gleaming. To Matthew’s surprise, he found himself almost paralyzed by her beauty.


    “How old is Mr. Butler, Matthew? Is it OK in this dress? What doesn’t he like? How do I introduce myself? Your wife or…” nca looked extremely nervous and kept harping on those questions, for Mr. Butler was a key figure in finding her parents. When nca was quite in the fidgets and rubbing her hands together, Matthew sat back upon the couch and asked, “Are you nervous?”


    “Yes,” nca admitted.


    “Do you know how to introduce yourself now, nca?”


    “Eh?” nca did not understand what he meant and looked doubtfully at him.


    Matthewughed and put his hand on nca’s warm cheek and then his long fingers slid down her ear. In an instant, something electric flitted across nca’s face and warmed her heart. She stared back at Matthew very still. In the silence she could hear only her very light breathing. They were so close to each other that nca could see his slender and dense eyshes clearly. ‘Is he going to kiss me?’ nca thought, her heart beating so fast. Unconsciously, she pressed her lips together and close her eyes, waiting for a kiss.


    “You’re not just nca. You are also my wife and Mrs. Grant,” said a voice in nca’s ear.


    nca opened her eyes and saw Matthew looking at her with a big smile. He tapped nca’s forehead and teased her with a low, attractive voice, “You thought I was trying to kiss you, didn’t you?”


    nca turned all red and embarrassed. “No, I’m not!” said nca loudly.