Clayton Xavier's face flushed. He wasn't used to talking to girls this close, especially girls he didn't know. Ellie Ashton's enthusiasm made him fidget, and his whole body felt awkward.
"I'm Clayton Xavier, a friend of Patrick Thorne's."
Clayton replied politely, shuffling a little closer to Adrian Hawthorne, his face growing even redder.
"I'm Ellie Ashton," she said, her eyes practically glued to him. 'Wow, this is the first time I've ever seen a boy this handsome.'
'So those stories about princes as flawless as jade, unequaled in the world, are actually true.'
"Yes."
Clayton dodged Ellie's fiery gaze, unable to handle it. 'Are all city girls this forward?'
Tang Xiaonan glanced sympathetically at a dejected Patrick Thorne. 'Her poor second brother.' His budding romance had been nipped in the bud. It was obvious the Secretary's daughter truly saw him as just a friend.
Besides, she sensed a kindred spirit in Ellie—another sucker for a pretty face.
