First Of All, Lets Hide My Younger Brother

Chapter 38

Stunningly.

Just as I was about to refuse, Franz blocked the way for Nicholas and me.

"I'm sorry, but I'm my sister's next partner."...

"No, Franz. Now you have to dance with Marianne for the first time."

"And then father, then cousins and uncle."

No, after the first dance I decided not to dance at all. Do not decide for me what order of partners will be in my dances. I wanted to be outraged, but I didn't want to dance with Nicholas, so I didn't say anything. After listening condescendingly to Franz, Nicholas turned his head and looked at me:

"I don't think you should dance with your family on a day like this."

I felt the same way, but I hated even the thought of dancing with Nicholas.

"Just like I don't have to dance with you."

The father came forward:

"I do not know how you dared to shamelessly appear in front of my family, trying to hurt not only Franz, but also Kayla."

Nicholas turned to his father, who was a head taller than Nicholas. His shoulders and appearance also stunned the 16-year-old.

"Nice to meet you, Marquis, Marquise. A lot of time has passed since the events with Franz."

Next to my father, the short and thin Nicholas seemed even smaller. I don't think I've ever felt such pressure from my father as I do now.

"Did they tell you at the Cratier Academy that you study in the knight class?" My father asked Nikolai.

"yes." impudent Nicholas did not remove the smile from his face.

"I assure you, you will never join the Guardian Knights. Even if my reputation falls, I won't let you get the authority of a commander."

"Oh, what a shame! But it's all right. My family has a strong knightly order, and my father has a prestigious place. I don't have to be a Guardian Knight," despite his father's discouraging pressure, Nicholas did not give up and calmly parried the threat, "I want to get rid of all the bad feelings that I had. I think there was a little misunderstanding between us, so why don't we solve it?"

His father's fists shook at Nicholas' bold words. Franz 's thin voice rang out:

"A misunderstanding? Even if you did this to me, what you did to my sister is still a misunderstanding? Is it a misunderstanding when men surround an unarmed woman?"

"I'm ashamed of myself. Franz, you're right now," Nicholas, whom Franz was about to attack, suddenly bowed and apologized "this will help us all forget about what happened, right?"

I couldn't feel the sincerity on my face, smiling and apologizing in return. It's just... you're surprisingly very thick-skinned. The endurance is simply amazing. I couldn't see it in silence, but I thought I should clarify the situation.

"Please, Father. Too many people are watching us."

They are happy to dig into someone else's dirty laundry. Crossing my arms over my chest, I looked straight at Nicholas:

"Nicholas, I don't want to dance anymore. I'm sorry."

I tried to end the situation by rejecting Nicholas, but it suddenly became noisy outside the main hall. Some strange, buzzing sound. I also heard people running outside.

"What's going on?"

My father also glanced out of the window with the attention with which he was looking at Nicholas. The noise outside flowed into the ballroom. People were pulling up to the exit of the hall, not daring to leave it. When the most curious came out, everyone followed them.