Chapter 4

My gaze swept over the crowd, searching for the newcomer.

"Raphael? What are you doing here?" I asked.

He flashed me a dazzling smile, his white teeth gleaming.

"If I hadn't shown up, wouldn't our Miss Bianca have gotten bullied?" Raphael North joked.

I shot him a playful wink, and he gave me a look that said, 'I get you.'

Dorian shoved his way through the crowd and rushed up to Raphael, bowing deeply. "Mr. North, why didn't you let me know you were coming? I could've come down to greet you."

Raphael gave Dorian a hearty slap on the…