Pampered By Power: The True Heiress Returns

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i indery duw a quick glance at Elysia and then at Zane standing next to her. A playful smile crept across her face. Looks like you’ve with Wet your future mother–in–law, Elystar

Her teasing tone made Elycine checke turn bright red Lindsey?

Flyers did her a look that exid, “Watch it Finally managing to hold back her laughter, Lindsey watched Elysia make her way to the stage. Can you believe it At her age, the still gets shy so exsity; she thought.

Meanwhile, Zane had somehow found a better spot, making him the perfect audience for the action about to unfold.

Standing proudly in the center of the stage, Elysix felt nervous excitement as focelyn wrapped her arms around her. radiating happiness. “This birthday is really special for me. So, I want this special person to cut the cake with me and share in my joy

Then she turned to Elysia, her simile growing more genuine. “Elysia, will you join me in cutting the cake?”

Looking into Jocelyn’s sparkling eyes, Elysia understood what Jocelyn was trying to do,

By calling her a “special person” Jocelyn was being careful to keep their family ties under wraps.

If she had introduced Elysia as the daughter of the Evans family, the crowd would surely jump to conclusions about a possible marriage between their families.

But that kind of talk hadn’t been officially discussed yet. If misunderstandings arose, it could put the Evans family in a tough spot.

Whatever the outcome, the Evans family wouldn’t benefit from such assumptions.

Deep down, Elysia knew that even without revealing her identity on stage, the guests probably had their suspicions.

But now that Jocelyn had mentioned it, everything had changed. Even if people were guessing about the Hartley family and Evans family, at least half their doubts would vanish.

Sure enough, someone in the crowd thought, ‘Could Ms. Evans have come with Mr. Hartley because she has a strong bond with Mrs. Jocelyn Hartley?

they saw Jocelyn holding Elysia’s hand,

Zane and Elysia were together solely because

Elysia, who was clearly basking in the spotlight.

noticed the crease in Esther’s brow and the frown on her face. She gently tugged at Esther’s sleeve, trying to break through her dark

whispered, worried that with so many

felt a wave of anger rising within her. It was tough to hold back her fr tion. Thankfully, a small part of her still had

picking on right now?” Esther said, lowering her voice to keep it under wraps. Her annoyance was clear. “Am

If Esther wasn’t

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There are so many people around. If anyone sees how upset you are, you know they’ll start

country girl get

sparked in her mind, Grabbing Ashley’s wrist, her face lit up with excitement. “Mom, since no one is giving us a chance, let’s

can take me over to say hello. Just a quick chat. Who knows? She might like me more than that

then she noticed Esther glance over at Zane standing nearby. “If I can catch Mrs. Jocelyn Hartley’s interest, maybe Mr. Hartley will notice

connected to the Hartley family, you won’t have to deal with Grandma or

felt a tug of temptation. She knew it was a long shot, but maybe it was

Esther’s eager face and Elysia up on stage, narrowing her eyes slightly. Sure, Elysia seemed to have the upper

the air like a knife. “Wow, talk about wishful thinking! What are you two dreaming

with the fear that their conversation had been overheard. But upon realizing it was just Lindsey, they sighed in relief.

not to let it show too much. “When did you come back?”

spark in her eye. “When did I come back? Why should I tell

to your elders?” Ashley said, her voice low, struggling to keep her anger in

glancing Ashley up and down with a sarcastic smirk. “You hardly seem like

talk to my mom like that?” Esther burst out, her frustration boiling over. She momentarily forgot where

toward them