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Chapter 119

“Mr. Rayburn?” Mrs. Fontaine’s expression grew even more rigid, her voice faltering. “You… you’re with the Rayburns of Eldermere? That’s impossible!”

The Rayburns of Eldermere?

Even Charlotte was stunned. She’d assumed his last name was just a common one, nothing special. But it turned out he was the son of the wealthiest family in the South!

Wasn’t this the very same Rayburn family Uncle Jensen had been scheming to connect with through marriage?

The sales associate leaned in and whispered, “Mrs. Fontaine, the black card is genuine.”

Mrs. Fontaine swayed on her feet, still unable to believe it. The Rayburns were practically royalty in the South–how could Mrs. Rayburn possibly be an idiot?

“I said I’ve booked out the store. Why are there still people here?” Wesley’s tone was light, even smiling, but there was something chilling behind it as he looked at the sales associate.

The associate hurried over to Mrs. Fontaine. “Ma’am, maybe you should head out

for now?”

shot Charlotte a venomous glare,

storm off.

“Wait.”

voice stopped her cold. A jolt of dread ran through Mrs. Fontaine. Was this wretch going to

her. “You just insulted Mrs. Rayburn. Don’t you think you owe her an

settling on Charlotte. In Eldermere City, women only ever tried to please his mother to gain his favor, always for status or money. But Charlotte surprised him. The first time he saw her, she’d felt strangely familiar.

Charlotte, something she’d never done with anyone else in Eldermere. There was

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Mrs. Fontaine didn’t dare protest. Swallowing her pride, she

associate, anxious not to be called out again, quickly

and spoke in the gentle, coaxing tone one might use with a child. “See, Mrs. Rayburn?

Rayburn stroked the doll she held in her arms and

the mall, Mrs. Fontaine slipped into her car. She hesitated for a moment before

when her phone rang. She

listen–I just saw someone at the

pen froze

Charlotte!” Mrs. Fontaine glanced out the window, then continued, “She’s more cunning than I thought. She’s

Rayburns from

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