Nora pov.
When I finished my kiss with Richard, I realized that there were already many people around.
They were all invited guests to my father's birthday party, so they were all very polite.
The whispers of some of the guests reached my ears: "Oh, they look so sweet, the rumors that Nora and Richard are not on good terms don't seem to be true."
"This is unbelievable; Nora has announced to everyone before that she loves Derek and would even die for that man! I remain skeptical."
"Maybe Nora is sober! If it were me, I would love a man as attractive as Richard!"
"I think it's true, how sweetly they just kissed ..."
I looked over at Richard a little sheepishly, and he was looking at me too, with a shocked expression.
That's when Derek's voice rang out, "Hey Nora, I think you need to
