"What do you mean?" Elena asked, her brows knitting together as her eyes slowly moved from Damian to Alina, carefully studying both of their faces.
A flicker of suspicion crossed her features. Had Alina exposed their plan already? There was no way she would have done that… right?
Alina sidestepped Damian with a deep frown creasing her forehead, confusion clearly written across her face.
"What is that? Schemes? Why haven't I heard about that?" she questioned, her tone laced with disbelief before her gaze shifted back to Elena, searching her face for answers.
"And why am I paired twice?" The question carried both irritation and genuine confusion.
"It's originally Damian and I," Anneliese quickly butted in, puffing out her chest proudly as though Damian was some grand prize on display to be won, her chin lifting with a sense of superiority that immediately grated on everyone present.
