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After her announcement, Nicolette placed Gwendolyn's present in her bag and stuck her tongue out at Felicia.

Everyone at the table burst into laughter and started teasing Nicolette.

“Look at her. She's still acting like a kid!”

Nicolette had planned to sing karaoke after dinner, but Francine forbade her from doing so, citing Michael's wrath.

Everyone walked out of the restaurant after dinner.

Nicolette hooked her arm through the crook of Gwendolyn's elbow. She was in a great mood as she chatted to Gwendolyn.

Behind them, Felicia walked with her parents. She was satisfied with how things had turned out at dinner, pleased that she was finally the star of the Ashton family after all this time.

Felicia was already playing the role of Mrs. Lowen. Everyone here has to worship me, or Patrick will crush them if I so much as cough in displeasure.

Candace, on the other side, asked Zachary pretentiously, “Darling, Gwen has appeared before the Ashton family members. Why don't we welcome her home? I shudder to think what our relatives might say if we don't.”

enough to

“She's not an Ashton anymore. What's the use of bringing her home? She may not

have me. I'm

words brought a smile to Zachary's

replied, “Thank goodness we

asked Gwendolyn, “Did you drive, Gwen? If not, I'll ask our chauffeur to send you home. We can

had kindly dropped by for her daughter's birthday, and Francine had heard from Candace that her niece was having a hard time. Gwendolyn purportedly lived in a decrepit lane in the Old District. The area reeked of garbage. It

recalled Gwendolyn's sheltered life, which was a far cry from her current predicament. Though Gwendolyn had lost her mother at a

best that money could buy, and he expected everyone else in the

at her life now.

hand, Nicolette urged, “Let our

her phone and said, “It's okay. I called an Uber. It'll be here

so late. An Uber can't be safe at this time,”

onto the restaurant grounds, pulling up beside