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.

Lang. She's your grandmother twice removed, and her words are absolute in the Southstream Lane

she glanced at Gina—who was still sitting on the floor—and fumed, "What's

a smile and quickly poured a cup of tea, offering it to Madam Lang respectfully with

at

that how you serve tea to your elders?!

served her own grandfather tea

towards Helen with a sneer. "Get down on your knees and hold the teacup over

on my

was that? If it had existed, it must have existed

upper class maintain this horrible tradition all this

you refusing, Helen?" Jade folded her arms before her chest while snorting sarcastically. "Are you dissatisfied with Madam Lang, or our

a part of our family, brat," Fleur added just then. "If you are ignorant of something so basic,

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