Arlene’s smile stretched from ear to ear as she chuckled.

“Honey, you’re smitten, aren’t you? No worries. I’ll talk to your dad and we’ll figure this out. I’ll be there in Greenfield to support you, but I need to wrap up a few things here first.”

Judith’s eyes sparkled with glee. She always knew she was her mom’s favorite.

It was still afternoon where Arlene was. She was having a high tea with a group of socialites. They all wore exquisite makeup and dazzling outfits. Some even had fascinators perched onto their coiffed hair – a nod to traditional European fashion.

One of the ladies set down her cup of coffee and turned to Arlene.

“Mrs. Sanders, any luck in finding your sister?”

Arlene shook her head slowly, “No, not yet. It’s been so many years. I fear she might be gone.”

“What a pity! She was a genius in the pharmaceutical field. It’s baffling how she just vanished. And to think she was supposed to become a Sanders by marrying into the family, only to run away the night before the wedding.”

Otherwise, that golden opportunity would never have fallen into Arlene’s lap.

Arlene and her twin sister were like two sides of a coin. While her sister was a prodigy in the pharmaceutical research, making a name for herself at a young age, Arlene was more ordinary. She was like the designated bride groomed by the Abbott family to marry into the wealthy family.

The ladies brought up the missing sister with a mixed expression of envy and nostalgia.

the day, there was a long line of suitors for her, but she was

courtship before they got together. But then she disappeared on the eve of their wedding. The guests were already on their way from all four corners of the world.

but their married life was rather peaceful, and

decline, to the point where they were almost unknown. If it wasn’t for

always brought up her sister, so she excused

the Sanders estate, she waited

until 10 PM that Augus finally ended his day’s

taking his coat from

did Judith call you? She wants to marry Ian. Shall we talk to the Raymond

Augus still had an air of charm about him. As he sat down,

were very popular among the

felt a sense of satisfaction and shyness whenever she

strong aura about him. As he placed the files on his lap, his fingers paused slightly at Arlene’s

to go to

the phone. If she wants to marry Ian, we should

eyes, but

were out of his

Judith mention her plans to marry into the

go there and have a chat with

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