Lauren was fuming, her facial expressions sharp and bitter as she unleashed a tirade on Billy, "Billy, Ruby is your own daughter, why on earth are you praising Josefina?! She's an Ivy graduate, but do you ever credit her dad's smarts? If you're not the brains of the operation, why are you blaming Ruby?"

Billy was exasperated. What was supposed to be a nice family dinner had devolved into a verbal battleground. Tempers flared, and before long, Billy and Lauren were exchanging insults, resulting in an all-out brawl. Ruby tried to break it up and ended up sporting a pair of slaps for her efforts.

The house staff hid in the kitchen, not daring to intervene, exchanging worried glances and sighs of disbelief.

"Ruby just can't hold a candle to Josefina. Flunking and repeating a grade? Even if she repeated ten times, she wouldn't get into college."

"Just the other day I saw some punk looking for Ruby. Considering the circles she used to run in, who knows what kind of trouble she's gotten into."

"That punk was all over her, and she was laughing and playing along. Neither of them are any good."

Livia was in high spirits today, her mood buoyant as she indulged in more than a few drinks, quickly getting drunk.

her glass was snatched away. Long fingers took hold of the glass and downed the drink in one go. Then, taking a seat beside Josefina, they squeezed onto

scent and knew Oliver had arrived.

looked her way as his arm wrapped snugly around Josefina's slim waist. "Easy on the

are you? How can you

over to pull Oliver away, but Oliver remained unshaken, his piercing gaze fixed on Livia. "I'm

never told me she was seeing someone. You're

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leaving Percy motionless, observing Oliver's

"Oliver, what are you

you drink too much, I

drunk. You can go back," Josefina

sit here. Aren't these your friends? It's a good opportunity to introduce me. Josie, you can't keep me a secret forever,

crossed Percy's eyes. "I'll go check

Oliver, "Move over

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