How to knock on death's door

Asher thought he would die tonight. Not just as a joke, but he felt scared for his life when Cosette grabbed the hem of his suit. He never thought he would get scared of someone in this way, but he did. Fortunately, Cosette barely tugged his clothes when a few guests approached Asher. 

Thus, Cosette had no choice but to quickly let him go. Both Asher and Cosette faced the guests with smiles on their faces, feigning innocent as if everything was perfect, when in fact, Asher could only heave a sigh of relief. 

One more thing that Asher never expected was to feel relief when a stranger approach him. He used to hate it with passion, knowing the other person would only curry favor with him. But now, he nearly thanked them dramatically.