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.

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

up, catching her attention. "I'll also

"This is all you fault, you know." "Excuse me?" Leonica raised abow, staring down at

humiliation," She clarified. "And what did you mean by those words? My education is lacing because I was a

hea tome dripping with sarcasm which liene found or ritating than the condescending smile she gave her. "How dare you!" She snapped, but just as quickly, Cronica had quieted her "Krep your voice down Or don't you remember what

notices that people were indeed stating, whispering underneath their baths, All bad things, she could tell by the way their eyes compared

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

with all

stared at

perfect idea on how to do

formulating a plaushe

older female suddenly stepped forward, it was in

called me, but I'll hater you know, our inlexa mother" She said lisa lowione, smiling at the face Leonica

because your whot of a mother decided to steal what rightfully

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

hene couldn't get to her through petty means,

words, Irene." Leonica warned, sounding more grim

your mother? do ahead." She looked Leonica in

you."

away with her words, or at least, Leonica would hit her

her, the youngest Romero grabbed a bottle of wine and without so much as a hint of

her white gown and causing her hair

The room wente

quiet.

shocked, but none dared

her straight in the eyes." Game or no game, don't you dare open that mouth of yours and insult my

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had poised the mur eces beri, she thought with gritted teeth, her

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kinowatbe very well maniered

ends a few people expressed the distaste dos

you wouth "All these

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

with Mels in, cante voshing

is the name of this?" Mesama steady

in het Lather's eyes, when she realized that Benjamin's question along. with

venda, Leo Melvin asked, but the look in his eyes showed no twof the

no one is the crowd dated speak up for heal that realization was me sent than any

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