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.

"Helen, meet Madam Lang. She's your

on the floor—and fumed, "What's with that

forced a smile and quickly poured a

Lang simply snorted at her and

that how you serve tea to your elders?! Don't you know

her own grandfather tea as a child. What

know upper-class tradition," Jade told Fleur before turning towards Helen with a sneer. "Get down on your knees and hold the teacup over your head. That's how you serve tea to your

on my

it had existed, it must have existed over

so-called upper class maintain this

are you refusing, Helen?" Jade folded her arms before her chest while snorting

of our family, brat," Fleur added just then. "If you

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