Chapter 126

Claire's POV I ran back to the bathroom and locked myself in a stall. My cheek was already swollen and turning red. Great. Just what I needed at a fancy party. I didn't want to leave quietly because I had promised Klein I'd be his date for the evening. But I also couldn't let everyone see me like this. Klein... Lucius's warning kept playing in my mind. Stay away from Klein. According to him, Klein and I weren't even real friends, but here he was saying I was chasing the man on purpose. How unfair this all was made me very angry. I took out the hairpin that was holding my hair up and let my long hair fall down over my shoulders. I quickly fixed it to cover the injured side of my face. A few minutes later, I went back into the banquet hall. I walked carefully in my high heels. The auction had just started. Klein saw me right away and walked over. "Where did you go? I was looking everywhere for you," he said. He sounded worried. "Just needed the bathroom," I answered with a fake smile. I