Lena stared at the feast in front of her with mixed emotions. The crab was buttery and rich, the shrimp was juicy, and the dumplings were bursting with flavor. Each dish was even more delicious than the last.

But as tasty as everything was, Lena couldn't help feeling a bit irritated.

She was convinced Annika and Josefina had teamed up to embarrass her!

But it's not like she had told anyone she was planning to get seafood herself!

And seriously, how could Josefina have arranged for all this seafood to be flown in on such short notice?

Lena's head spun with confusion, but eventually, she decided to blame Josefina.

It was all Josefina's fault!

With renewed determination, Lena dug into the meal.

If Josefina had bought it, she was going to make sure she got her fill!

...

As dinner wrapped up, Josefina chatted with everyone for a while.

Garrett piped up, "Josie, Dorian's got a surprise for you. Let's go check it out."

as he looked at

asked, "What is


come with me," Dorian said, leading

stood and followed Dorian

the gazebo, skirted the ornamental pond,

a quaint little cottage with a surprisingly

explained, "but I turned it into a lab. I talked to some medical

was floored by

with all kinds

from the sidelines,

was a medical

Dorian thought to build

an outsider in her own

Josefina around, Hattie gently tugged at Lena's arm. "Lena, it's not that Dorian didn't want to build you a lab; it's just that your field doesn't

-


research." s

you a

reassure Lena that she wasn't being left

her place in

treats my sister but he should be good to her. She's gone through a lot; we should cherish her all the more. She's so talented - she deserves be own lab. Dorian's

lightened, and everyone seemed to be in good

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