Chapter 770

In the end, nothing changed, and Linda followed William to the event. It was supposed to be a gala, but it felt more like a gathering among friends. Most of the guests were William's friends, and the gala was just for a friend's engagement celebration. Linda didn't know the said friend personally. Out of all of William's friends, Linda could only name a few she had heard about when she was abroad. After returning to Cheshire, she hadn't kept in touch with any of them. The tension between them at that time was so high. How could William have ever introduced his friends to someone he didn't care about? Linda understood that perfectly. Given the circumstances back then, their relationship, no matter how good, couldn't have reached that point. "Why did you want me to come to this gala?" she asked. After exchanging a few words with the hosts, they grabbed a champagne each and retreated to the balcony. In some ways, they were quite similar—both disliked getting involved in matters th