Gina dropped to her bottom, unable to cry no matter how she wanted to, feeling hollow inside.

How could she have known that some ruby Frank threw at her was worth that much?!

"What are you doing over there?! Can't you see that Madam Lang has been waiting for so long?! Where are your manners and proper upbringing?!"

On the other hand, Jade finally had enough and snapped from afar, slamming her cup on the glass table with an audible clang.

That was especially the case for Gina, sitting on the floor like some fishwife.

"Forget it—we can save this, for later. Let's go back to business," Frank said calmly right then, knowing how important the meeting today was for Helen.

Helen realized with a start at his words. It was true—she was still thinking about the ruby, but what was at hand was more important.

a hand as she introduced, "Helen, meet Madam Lang. She's your grandmother twice removed, and her words are absolute in the

glanced at Gina—who was still sitting on the

I'll do it." Helen forced a smile and quickly poured a cup of tea, offering it to Madam Lang respectfully with both

snorted at her and turned away. "How

at Helen and snapped, "Is that how you serve tea to your

Helen did a double take—this was the way she served her own grandfather tea as a

before turning towards Helen with a sneer. "Get down on your knees and hold

down on my knees?" Helen

it had existed,

the so-called upper class maintain this horrible tradition

arms before her chest while snorting sarcastically. "Are you dissatisfied with

yourself a part of our family, brat," Fleur added just then. "If you are ignorant of something so basic, you have no

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