ELINA
I may have lied only a little about the date with Alex, but seeing the expression that crossed Bastian's face as soon as he assumed that if I was going to go to a restaurant at night it was because I was having a date, so I was unable to contain myself and let him continue to believe in it, even if it was a half truth, because although Alex did pick me up at the side door of the palace to take me to a restaurant, the reality is that we will not be alone there, in fact, my family will accompany us because today is my father's birthday and thanks to Alex's suggestion, we decided to do something different this year, so of course, my mother also invited him to come with us and he offered to come to pick me up since we were staying close, so anticipating Bastian's reaction when he saw
