Chapter 44

Elsie ignored him and turned her eyes away. She could deal with nasty comments from others like a breeze, but this kind of teasing praise? Totally not her thing. Her face stayed blank, but the flush creeping up her ears gave her away. William couldn’t resist. He reached out and gave her slightly reddened earlobe a playful pinch. Elsie smacked his hand away without hesitation and shot him a glare. By the time the dinner was over, a bunch of influencers had crowded around wanting to add her on WhatsApp. Being Mrs. Harding… that’s some serious social clout. Elsie found it a bit overwhelming. She added a few before William looped an arm around her shoulder and guided her out of the crowd. “No need to add more. Her phone's basically Martian tech—can’t connect to Earth signals. Won’t even reply to my messages.” “…” As they reached the door, Eric had already pulled the car around. At the same time, Henry’s car also rolled in. Sophia and Olivia were quietly mumbling to each other as they got i