Despite the tension within the presentation hall, the crowd got excited as Raiden Wayne made his unexpected and no less memorable entrance.
Looking confident and haughty, he scanned the audience with a sharp glance, grinning at every woman like a male superstar basking in his fans' attention.
"Is there anything you'd like to say, Mr. Wayne?" Mr. Pritchett frowned, clearly not happy with Raiden's presence at the contest. And rightly so – Raiden Wayne was rarely the picture of good behavior. Wherever he went, trouble and scandal followed him like shadows.
"There is quite a lot I'd like to say, actually," the young man scoffed, marching toward the stage like he owned the entire room. "But there are far more important things I want to say personally to our precious Miss Dunn here."
He paused right in front of Serena, looking down at her with a wide, mischievous grin.
