Chapter 17

Nancy quickly adapted to life in the other world, especially as the villa they were staying in did not look any different from the one in the real world. Hugging Carter, she looked out over the rose garden and said, "I've already sent out the invitations for next week's banquet. The Millers should have gotten it by now." Carter took a fresh bouquet of roses from a servant. "It'll certainly be an interesting event." For a moment, his gaze turned distant. During his mission, Selene had mostly had her affair with Adrian behind his back; he had never caught them red-handed. Even so, the knowledge of the betrayal had been painful and heartbreaking enough. Besides, they had openly shown their affection for each other in front of him before. If they had flaunted their relationship in front of him, he didn't know how he would've coped. It was time for her to have a taste of her own medicine. Even though the banquet was handled by professionals, Carter still wanted to choose the decor a