Chapter 49:

The discussion among her classmates sobered Lizzie considerably. Moments ago, she had been beside herself and couldn’t fathom why she had acted so impulsively. Now, she was regaining her composure, finding herself in an awkward position.

Jayden smoothed his jacket and inspected the red wine stains, realizing the jacket was beyond repair. He gazed at Lizzie’s alarmed expression and asked in a flat tone, “How do you plan to resolve this?”

Elyse gently touched the back of Jayden’s hand, signaling him not to intervene. She sharply addressed Lizzie, “Lizzie Robinson, did you intend to embarrass me?”

“No, I didn’t. I just wanted to have a toast and move past our old quarrels,” Lizzie protested. She knew she couldn’t confess to doing it deliberately. With a sorrowful look, she pleaded, “Elyse, your husband is wealthy. It’s only a jacket. Can’t you ask him to overlook this for old times’ sake, since we were classmates?”

Elyse’s irritation flared, and she burst out laughing. “Whether intentional or not, you’ve ruined my husband’s jacket. His wealth isn’t just conjured up. Why should he overlook your actions?”

“You are wealthy yet so petty. Fine, I’ll pay for the jacket, whatever the cost,” Lizzie retorted, her anger evident.

Elyse sneered, “Can you afford it? My fiancé is wealthy. He makes a million a year. I’ll ask him to cover it.”

Lizzie declared, gathering her courage. Even if her fiancé was prepared to pay, it would be a difficult conversation for her. Money was paramount to him, and she often had to negotiate at length just to get some spending money.

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was only a jacket. She couldn’t imagine it being worth

his chin and remarked, “I’m afraid his

taken aback. “How much

had seen Lanny’s custom suits before. The priciest was around fifty or sixty

seems neither you nor your fiancé can afford it,” Elyse

longer the girl she remembered. With a wealthy husband, Elyse’s social status had soared. Would Elyse use her newfound position to

choice now. If she truly angered Elyse, the

thought, tears streamed down her face as she pleaded, “Elyse, I didn’t mean for this to happen. You know my family isn’t wealthy. I can’t afford to replace your husband’s jacket.

Jayden look like villains for bullying Lizzie. She glanced at Jayden and said coolly, “A sincere apology will suffice. We don’t expect you to compensate us

apology. Jayden, not wanting to exacerbate the situation, nodded in acceptance, and the matter was resolved. Elyse also nodded. “Alright, you can go

others noticed that Elyse and Jayden had settled for an apology, they began to speak up in

even said that Elyse was a jinx and she was

jacket, I’d at least make her

but Jayden and Elyse remained silent, choosing not to engage further on the

future. If you do, people might

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