With a smile on her lips, she tipped her glass in Trone's direction when their eyes seemed to meet

"Ah, I can see the arsenblance. A beauty she is Call her over Benjamin."

The said man hesitated, glancing in his wife's direction, but a nod from her was all it took to have his lips moving.

"Tere!" He called out to the child, beckoning her overwhen she noted his hand lived in the air

with poised steps, Irene approached, a forced senile on her lips.

"Hello.." She paused not sure if she should all Benjamin father

He caught onto this and briskly cut in "This is ML Larsen, a business partner of mine. Say hello" Torne turned to him. "Hello, I'm Rosewood "Horwood? Does she still go by that name

w'ne taking things slow for now. "Came Bevin's replc, not bothering to translate for frene who looked like a lost puppy as they conversed in the North "She seems lost, idoes she not speak Panishi" Noah fasally caught an

"et conse not," Leonica teplied without hesitation. "My sister's education wasn't pound, so she didn't get the chance to learn, such things." This, Leomica said in Irene's eyes twitched, clearly offended by the older tensale's wonds, but she couldn't dla anything, seeing as fenjaninhala look of shame on

"Ah, Isee. What a pity."

"fisdeed, it is "Leonica agized, flashing Msih a smule, which he rebus "put woy not, mbete toteach my dearest sister the ropes, even if she was previously a

"ell, won't that a blessing." The commented, Loghing heartily, Bad it was different for me who lopbest file she was burning, from heat tutor will

i was just what she wanted, pecause the w

ivament lurve malescanustake and messestigi, bet arcomplice was sure to show some type of

Sup, Levica thought, it was just

That was het goal belund her constant Lanting wonds and actions.

"Then assume I should speak in English watil then"

"Messeda."

"Then Benjamin, what is the platter, ene was it?" The gull med and "After he is bought into the fully booght it the family? Word has it that she had been married to Senator Richandson before he became Senate and had set up a tew businesses for her. Surely you have plans to push some clients to herside,

That is still being discussed but of course, we'll do our best to assist ber she is, after all, my child.

Benjamin's reply had a smile practing teene's lips. He was going to aidehes, she thought and glanced at Leonica, did she heard? She wasn't so special after all! That smile hom ever, disappeared the memeut she saw Long cackle, what? Who was she to laugh?

"It was nice talking with you, Bergmin," He shook his business partnershand. "Cassandra lovely seeling you, Pecked the lady on her cheek "Leonica, continue to pesme, look forward to the day when you'll st the world once again, and of course, trene." Noah tuned his attention towards the girl. "Thope we can world together in the future. Now, please excuse me

The bowed, wishing the man a good night betere he disappeared into the crowd.

"171 go gret socrather guest." Benjamin announced.

Hanyou" Cassandra offered.

her dismay, he said. "Please, don't disgrace the Romero name." And walked off ene was trozen

spoke up,

to walk away but was stopped by trene's grip on her hand. "This is all you fault, you know." "Excuse me?" Leonica raised abow, staring down at the hand holding hers and

the ridiende and humiliation," She clarified. "And what did you mean by

she gave her. "How dare you!" She snapped, but

underneath their baths, All bad things, she could tell by the way their eyes

it was so annoying how they all thought she was the bad one, all because she was an illegitimate child and Leonica, being the legitimate child, was automatically painted the saint. She tacking hated it and wanted nothing more than to prove them wrong, strip Leonica of the reputation she had built

with all

stared at eng, watching,

got the perfect idea on

spam, formulating a plaushe had

it was in surprise

comment you called me, but I'll hater you know, our inlexa mother" She said

whot of a mother decided to

liad planned for something like this, could't help the may her

get to her through

Irene." Leonica warned, sounding more grim than

like your mother?

you."

been too sure that she'd get away with her words, or at least, Leonica would hit her and get tagged as the bad egg,

grabbed a bottle of wine and without so much as a

drenched her, staining her white gown and causing

The room wente

quiet.

shocked, but

and stepping forward to look her straight in the eyes." Game or no game, don't you dare open that mouth of yours and insult my mother, else I'll

The Rejection

the ien ting she s

had been empty, and all eyes weur didici, riving

she thought with gritted teeth,

who were then

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wouth "All

which person who give her the reaction she wanted. shine," she chicollet

along with

of this?"

black in het Lather's eyes, when she realized that

venda, Leo Melvin asked, but the look in

crowd dated speak up for heal that realization was

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