Chapter 87 Do you find it amusing to mess with me like this?

Nova smiled warmly, her arm linked with Nathan's as they cozied up together, looking every bit the perfect pair. Ruby, on the other hand, watched Nova with a sharp, eagle-eyed gaze, a smirk playing on her lips. The crowd might have fallen for their act, but Ruby saw right through it. She wasn't about to spill the beans on Nova and Tristan's secret—not yet. Doing so wouldn't benefit her and might even complicate her ambitions to marry into the Alastair family—a status she considered nearly in the bag. She wouldn't let anyone, especially not Tristan or a nobody like Nova, stand in her way. To Ruby, eliminating Nova seemed as easy as crushing an ant, and she had her own plans for Tristan. His current fascination with Nova was only temporary. Ruby was confident he'd return to her eventually, as she was his true destiny. Violet, sensing the tension, jumped in to chide Nathan, "So, you've got a girlfriend now, and you haven't even brought her home to meet the family? And a baby on th