The other couples soon completed their bidding. It was fun unlike how Eleanore had thought it would. However, the fun she was feeling for a long time Vanished when the next gentleman arrived on the stage. It was Caelestis and no one was bidding on him. They all had their eyes on Eleanore as if waiting for her approval.
Eleanore was not interested in bidding on anyone. She was in no mood for a date, especially with him. She crossed her leg and tilted her body on the right arm of the chair. "Lady Daphne." She called her neighbour, in a voice that everyone could hear.
"Yes?" She was surprised that Eleanore called her.
"A few hours ago, you asked if I was going to bid on the grand duke." She began.
"Yes, I did." Daphne gulped.
"My answer is no." Eleanore turns her gaze to the man who had been staring her way from the moment he climbed the stage. "I will not bid on any man." She smiles at him.
