CELESTINE’s POV

‘‘Are you blind or something?’’ Cynthia didn’t want to stop. ‘‘Don’t you know what kind of girl she is? She’s like a malignant tumor in the city! Don’t you know that she seduced the boyfriend of her own sister? Don’t you know that she’s letting other men use her body for money?’’ as soon as those words rang out, the music abruptly stopped.

The host held the microphone in a death grip and froze for a moment.

Julian became completely still, and after he had recovered enough to look around, he discovered that everyone was staring at us. He cast a worrying look at me before he faced...