Chapter 216 The Last Person I Wanted to See

Leona's POV Standing a few feet away, Jasper Lane's eyes widened in shock as he stared at me. Beside him was Elara, dressed in a white evening dress with a low neckline. Around her neck hung the sapphire necklace my mother had left me, making her look delicate and alluring. He and Nora Baker's father were Leonard's most trusted Betas. The three of us used to be the closest of friends. Somewhere along the way, though, they'd both chosen Elara over me. "It really is you," Jasper said, stepping closer with unmistakable excitement in his voice. "What are you doing here? And you even cut your hair?" Elara casually looped her arm through his, her tone light but deliberate. "I heard she's working as a waitress at Kanam now. If she's here, she must have come with one of the guests, right?" When she noticed our eyes on her, she quickly covered her mouth. "Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that." I met her gaze calmly and said, "You seem very familiar with those kinds of arrangement