Chapter 87

The ruckus drew the crowd’s attention, and soon, all eyes were on Liam and Celena, who had arrived without a gift in hand. The

whispers turned into outright jeers.

“Liam and Celena actually showed up! Who would’ve thought? Where’d they find the guts?”

“They’ve got some nerve, alright, showing up empty-handed like that!”

“Do they even have the money for a decent gift? Everyone here’s toting around something pricey. If they can’t even spring for a proper present, who in their right mind would partner up with them?”

“Ha! Maybe they brought along some magic cream for sore legs!”

That last jab sent the room into fits of laughter.

Reginald’s birthday party the day before

Liam and Celena had made quite the spectac Liam

weight of so many sneering glances, Celena’s skin crav with discomfort. She turned stiff,

th

his arm. Her eyes brimmed with tears as she whispered, “Liam, let’s not go in. I’m

flickering behind Celena’s eyes. He gently held her arms, locking his gaze with hers. “Celena, look how far we’ve come! Don’t you want to go back to the Stone family? Isn’t that what you’ve been dreaming of all these years? Hey, if you’re worried about not bringing a gift, don’t be.

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win us points!”

years of being pushed around. She seemed as vulnerable as a lamb lost among wolves,

grain was a surefire way to stick out like a sore

sliced through the tension, dripping disdainfully. ” Please, as if we can’t see right through that excuse. We

up in Celena’s eyes as she turned to Yafe, desperate to

to hear it. You and your problems are

did not even let her finish. He brushed past her with an impatien flick of his hand, leading the others away without a backward glance.

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