"Greetings Lady Evangeline, I am Jeremy Flamme Valcyrion, the director of Flamme Research and Development. May I have a short conversation with you?" said a man with auburn hair in a deep bow, appearing before Evangeline. It was already the twenty-seventh person who had stopped her midway as she tried to leave.
"We will converse another time," Evangeline said, finally rejecting the gesture as an ominous feeling surged through her.
"Lady Evangeline, just thirty—no, only fifteen seconds," Jeremy insisted, desperation clear in his voice. He had waited half an hour for his turn. He couldn't miss this chance when he didn't even know when or if he would meet her next.
"Since I am in a hurry, it will not be beneficial for either of us, as my mind will be diverted," Evangeline declared as she moved through the surrounding guests, reaching the stairs leading to the upper floor.
