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Her words seemed to carry the weight of the old grudge with Sally. Maggie and Jason both nodded in understanding. "We understand."

Maggie had also given invitations to Johnny and Jessica, who had just arrived. They were both aware of the tensions between the Miller family, the Green family, and the Brown family.

Upon hearing the situation, Jessica couldn't help but curse, "Those people are despicable! I've never met anyone so disgusting!"

Johnny patted Maggie's shoulder comfortingly, trying to ease her frustration.

A moment later, his phone vibrated. He checked the message, paused, and then said, "I'll bring someone for you."

Maggie was puzzled. "Hm?"

Johnny smiled. "You'll know soon enough."

Meanwhile, at the Green family's banquet hall.

The Green matriarch and Miles Green were both grinning ear to ear as they watched the endless stream of guests arriving.

As Maggie had guessed, the Green family certainly remembered the matriarch's birthday. In fact, after all these years of celebrating each other's birthdays, they couldn't forget it even if they wanted to. The decision to schedule their housewarming on this day had been deliberate.

Thinking back to when they had wanted to move into a house across from the Miller family, only to have their plans interrupted by Maggie, who had called in Franklin for help, they were furious. But in the end, Franklin had compensated them, and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

housewarming to the same day

the Miller family's banquet now. Ha! They spent so much effort preparing, but in the end,

such a disgrace! If this news gets out, people will see that the Miller family has lost their

a light pat and

had invited many powerful figures from the capital, many of them weren't even

them; what mattered was that they had outmaneuvered the Miller family and taken all their

banquet by the Green family was, in truth, as much about forging connections as it was about celebrating their new

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that Franklin had purchased for Julia at the auction was already being

over millions on four items, a fact that was widely known. The attention he had lavished on Julia had many in the room eager to win her favor. Seeing her wearing the bracelet, many couldn't help but

it wasn't hard to see why. Julia was undeniably

today, the diamond bracelet made her look

you," Julia responded with a polite

Brown family, many guests had done their homework. It

collecting antiques: Was that antique vase at the auction a special

clearly indicated that they

in acknowledgment.

Brown. Every time she thought of it, a smile crept up on her face. After all, it had been an antique worth several

not to acknowledge Franklin's sincerity and generosity toward her granddaughter Julia, and his extravagant gestures had certainly made a

she couldn't help but feel a bit envious. As a senior member of Julia's family, Old Madam Brown had an antique vase, while she herself had nothing comparable. But then Julia mentioned that Franklin had bought two other items that night-each

that at least one of those might be a gift

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