Chapter 19 Black Envelope

• Jack didn’t reply and let me go. He heaved a sigh and brushed his hair up, frustration etched on his face. “You should go back to your room, Eloisa. It’s better if you stay quiet for now until all the guests leave,” he said, facing his back at me.
• I pursed my lips in disappointment. I could tell he was hiding something but he had no intention of telling me about it. It shouldn’t matter to me whatever it was… But I couldn’t just ignore the bad feeling I had.
• “Take the gift with you. I meant to give it even without the elders telling me to prepare something,” he said, handing me the box with the jewelry inside. “I wanted you to have it,” Jack mumbled, stroking my lips with his fingertips.