There was <b>a </b>slight shift in Heck’s expression.
He nced at Celeste.
Matthias didn’t <b>notice </b>that Beck was staring at Celeste.
He was getting <b>into </b>the mood. Dramatically, he bent at the waist and offered his hand like a true gentleman. “May
I have the honor of a dance with you, the beautiful and charming Ms. Rodriguez?”
Celeste knew how to dance as well.
She chuckled at Matthias’s enthusiasm and said, “I’d be delighted. In fact, It’s my pleasure.”
Then, she ced her hand in his.
With her hand in his, Matthias led her onto the dance floor,
Upon seeing that, Beck offered his hand politely to the woman before him.
As Celeste and Matthias stepped onto the dance floor, their eyes fell on Trevor and Wynn.
They were about to dance too, and they just happened to look in Celeste and Matthias‘ direction.
<b>When </b>Celeste <b>was </b>about to look away, she caught a glimpse of Trevor smiling at her.
She frowned. Then, she realized it was just a fleeting misperception.
Trevor <b>was </b>smiling at Wynn.
He wasn’t looking at Celeste at all.
Celeste shifted her attention back to Matthias, fully immersing herself in the dance.
Caleb, Jorge, and Miles were the kinds of bachelors that turned heads in elite circles.
. Hence, manydies were eager to dance with them.
After greeting Matthias<b>, </b>Wynn was the only person Jorge was paying attention to.
Just like Caleb, Jorge had no ns to dance.
However, there were some youngdies from distinguished families who had good rtions with theirs.
Thanks to the elders‘ matchmaking, they finally obliged<b>, </b>each taking a youngdy’s hand, and joined the dance floor.
Miles, on the other hand, was the one doing the inviting just as one would expect from adies‘ man.
Celeste’s presence was effortlessly serene and elegant. Dressed in a cocktail dress, she moved with a ssic, lyrical grace on the dance floor. With her <b>radiant </b>smile, she was undeniably the evening’s shining star,
Hence, many were eager to swap dance <b>partners </b>with Matthias, and Xavier was no e exception..
He approached Matthias and Celeste with his dance partner in tow and asked, “Mr. Yoder, care to switch partners for a bit?”
Xavier’s gaze was practically glued to Celeste.
Matthias‘ expression darkened. “I’d rather not.”
Xavier was at a loss for words.
Just then, Celeste heard someone calling her name. “Ms. Rodriguez, right? Would you mind switching partners for
the next dance?”
Celeste paused for a moment and nced over, only to <b>find </b>Caleb’s partner speaking to her.
She had a charming face, and she seemed more than a little intrigued by Matthias.
Celeste smiled. Then<b>, </b><b>she </b>took a look at Matthias, who was clearly stunned for a second, and said, “I’m <b>fine </b>with it, but I’m not sure if Mr. Jennings…”
Caleb responded, “I’m fine with either.”
Matthias was speechless.
So, his opinions <b>weren’t </b>necessary, were they?
But to be fair, Caleb did have impressive qualities, and he didn’t seem like a bad match for Celeste.
With that, Matthias changed his mind.
After a wordless consensus, they smoothly exchanged partners.
It was quite ufortable for Celeste to ce her hand in a stranger’s and rest the other on him.
Ever the gentleman, Caleb kept his touch light and respectful.
Noticing Celeste’s instinctive difort, Caleb couldn’t help but think she seemed inexperienced, as if she had
never been in love.
They had seen each other before, but they weren’t actually familiar with each other.
Thus, Caleb introduced himself, “Caleb Jennings. That’s my name.”
Celeste simply wasn’t used to being this close with an unfamiliar man. After a brief moment topose herself, she looked up and <b>said</b>, “Celeste Rodriguez.”