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."

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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.

Leonica's, but much to her dismay, he said. "Please, don't disgrace the Romero name." And walked off ene was trozen in place, her eyes glued on her father's retreating back, a band clutching at her dress at the side

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her hand. "This is all you fault, you

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sarcasm which liene found or ritating than the condescending smile she gave her. "How dare you!"

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