Aubrey blushes upon seeing the newcomer enter the ball. His muscular build, his bright hair, his disheveled clothing, how depressed he was…he just seemed so attractive.
But she couldn’t just tell him that. Definitely not. That would be taboo. But she still approached his table and dropped her necklace—golden, with a diamond on the end—under it. “Excuse me, sir,” she said. “I am looking for a necklace that I accidentally dropped. I think it rolled under your table, but I cannot bend over with how big this dress is,” Aubrey gestured to the large poofy thing covering her legs, “could you please pick it up for me?”