Chapter 5

The dinner went on for almost two hours.

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And Jolene remained standing throughout it all.

Her back and knees ached from her rigid position. She discreetly turned and massaged her stiff muscles. ~

When it was time to serve the fruit platters for dessert, she quickly ducked into the bathroom.

Lathering her hands with soap, she scrubbed and scrubbed at her soiled dress. She tirelessly wrung out the fabric with a wad of paper towels before crouching under the hand dryers. Her body strained from being at an odd angle.

During this, Viona and her sister, Sophie, entered the bathroom.

When they spotted Jolene, they paused behind her.

Sophie glanced at her stooped figure before turning to her sister. In a quiet voice that was still loud enough for Jolene to hear, she asked, “Why is this secretary at your

engagement party?”

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“She was invited by Mrs. Evert.”

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“The hotel has plenty of waiters. Why do we need her here?”

on their minds, but Jolene hardly lifted an eyebrow at their

drying her clothes and swung open the door. Just as she’d stepped out, Viona followed behind her.

“Miss Marsh.”

back at her.

was flat yet polite, maintaining

Miss Marsh.

about it,” she replied quickly. “Miss Gellar, you’re too

the family dinner had finally

trailed behind Mrs. Evert and graciously escorted the Gellar family

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her and Bowen to

returned to bid goodbye to Mrs.

shiny, red envelope out of her bag and placed it into her

work this evening, Miss

glance at the envelope, Jolene already knew that it contained a large amount of money.

knew the reason behind such

trying to refuse and simply accepted it. “Thank

She reached over and

don’t have a

her head. “No.”

your fault.” Mrs. Evert frowned and turned to

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