Chapter 15

Compared to the distance of the stage earlier, the close proximity now allowed Edmund to clearly smell the perfume on the other person and even hear the rhythm of their heartbeat. He became increasingly convinced that the person before him felt familiar. An impossible guess suddenly surfaced in his mind. Not to mention, the other person's silence only fueled his confidence. He slowly raised his trembling hand and reached toward the mask. The closer his hand got, the faster his heart raced and the tighter his breathing became. On the other side, Cecilia hadn't anticipated that Edmund would directly reach out. Based on her past understanding of Edmund's temperament, if a woman didn't answer his question promptly, he would simply walk away with a frown. That was why Cecilia had taken the risk of staying silent. She never expected him to act like this. As his hand inched closer to her mask, Cecilia's body grew stiffer as her heart pounded in her chest. Just as Edmund's hand was about t