Chapter 212

"What are you talking about, Kane?" Sheila chided gently. "Jessica is Timothy's wife. The only reason Yates and Vince treat her well is out of respect for Timothy. You really shouldn't say things like that."

Yates didn't comment.

The three of them made their way into the ballroom to wish Larkin a happy birthday.

Jessica had just signed for a delivery when Vince appeared beside her.

A few moments earlier, Jessica had stepped out to use the restroom, and when Vince saw her heading back toward the ballroom, he began searching for her, worried she might have trouble speaking up for herself.

Jessica quickly typed a message on her phone: "Mr. Zimmerman, could you please ask two people to help me carry something in? It's a birthday gift I prepared for your grandfather."

Vince immediately called over two of the staff members stationed at the entrance to help move the present.

Together, they walked inside.

abuzz with guests

Vince in front of Larkin, but

was, she had no choice but to swallow her grievances for

the blink of an eye, Sheila, Kane,

spotted Sheila, her

between Sheila and Timothy was kept strictly between the Lawsons and

Sheila was still the Howard family's young

representing their own families, stepped forward to present their gifts

gentleman, escorted Jessica forward. Most of the guests' attention was still

together, and she felt a surge of irritation. She couldn't understand what had gotten into Vince, treating a mute woman with such courtesy

a fondness for smoking a pipe, Sheila had commissioned a custom one as her gift. She

my father's treasured for years. I found a craftsman whose family has

so clear it was almost glass-like. Even a small piece of such jade

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