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“Oh, it’s Mr. Fletcher.”

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Seeing Oscar approach, Harvey and Wynn politely shook hands with him and exchanged pleasantries. “Mr. Fletcher, are you here discussing business with Mr. Yoder?”

“Yes, Mr. Yoder’s company has a few projects I’m quite interested in, so I came over to talk to him about them.”

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Harvey paused when he noticed that Matthias and Celeste remained standing in place without coming over, but he didn’t think much of it.

Oscar, unaware of the underlying tensions, found Matthias reaction a bit odd. After all, as a businessman, even if Matthias didn’t know the Locket family personally, it wouldn’t hurt to go over and greet them, maybe even make a new connection.

While Wynn and Harvey chatted with Oscar, Erin greeted him briefly before walking toward Celeste and Matthias, accompanied by Lilian.

Matthias glanced at Celeste.

However, Celeste watched them approach but didn’t move

it’s

Celeste said nothing.

expression, Erin

misunderstandings or grievances you have against me,

nothing to do with Harvey or your grandma. I hope you won’t

Lilian Shaw.

spoken of Lilian with deep affection. He had said that Lilian was just

unattainable dream; his

said that only after meeting Lilian did he understand what love truly was. That their feelings for each

indifferent, she was actually a wonderful person. He had urged

most mistresses, Lilian had always treated her well. But her demeanor had always been

was still as stunning and aloof as she had been in her

the gentle, conciliatory tone of a stepmother trying to win favor, but in her usual detached manner–it almost sounded sincere. It made her words seem even more persuasive. After all, a woman as proud and distant as her wouldn’t stoop to making things

it was the stepdaughter who

that the past issues between herself, her mother, and her father shouldn’t

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had for

And

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