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Ethan didn’t stay with them long. Since his family was hosting the event, he barely had a moment to spare.

As noon got closer and the hall got more crowded, Zinnia and Maisie once again followed Yvette, making another round to meet the guests.

It was time for everyone to have lunch. The seating plan wasn’t random; each seat was carefully assigned based on status.

Zinnia sat in the second row. The first row was for important and powerful people, the second was for those with strong family roots or close ties to the host family, and the third row was for people with high social standing.

Henry and Raymond sat in the first row, where even a quick chat could change Jinston’s future.

Jackson had taken over the Lynn family when he was young, so his status was clear. With him in the first row were Devin Perkins, Vaughn Bacon, and Finnian Knox. There was one seat left.

Yvette sat in the second row with her close friend, Selene, while Charlie joined Perry and Hugo.

As for Isaac, Ethan, and other young members of the powerful families, they sat in the second row too. Zinnia, Maisie, and their friends sat together, talking happily, making their group lively.

As the lunch was about to start, Zinnia looked around for Yannis, but she didn’t see him. Instead, her eyes landed on the Shaws sitting several rows back, a sight that made her stop for a moment.

Howard and Timothy sat with Maelis. Donald was not there, and neither was Yannis. There was also Giselle with her beautiful daughter at their table.

There were five people at their table. The back rows were open seating because they were less important. In the past, with the Lynns‘ help, the Shaws could have easily sat in the first three rows.

But now that the Lynns withdrew their support, the Shaws could only rely on their own status, so they ended up in the back rows.

When Zinnia looked over, her eyes unexpectedly met Maelis’s. Surprised, Maelis quickly looked away. A flash of panic in her eyes before she lowered her head, hiding her embarrassment.

Her family was stuck in the back, while that girl they always looked down on was sitting right up front. The thought made her grimace

small–town girl we looked down on would be doing so well without our family?‘ Maelis clenched her fists under the table, barely holding

hit Maelis at once, so strong that her carefully done makeup couldn’t

like she wanted to drown Zinnia in it. But unlike

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family stopped bothering

the Shaws. Gone was the proud confidence they had

away. “Their family has nothing to do with me anymore. Whether they’re doing well or not, it’s none of my

every little change in her face. Following Maclis’s gaze, she looked toward Zinnia, who was sitting at

looked at her daughter, whose eyes were fixed on Timothy, and coolly said to Maelis, “Mrs. Shaw, Athena and I need to excuse ourselves.” With

under her mother’s strict look, she followed obediently. Before leaving, she

cold attitude, Giselle felt a little annoyed. ‘My daughter’s feelings aren’t being

isn’t worth hanging around. They can’t tell right from wrong. Getting involved with people like them would only cause trouble, especially with

with Maelis as a mother–in–law, marrying into that family would just bring trouble. She even

my only daughter. I won’t let her jump into

bright girl. She really makes me happy,” Maelis said quickly, trying to keep them from leaving and forgetting about Zinnia for

is a fair–weather friend. When the Lynns pulled their support from the Shaws, many other partners left

deals had become hard–lately, Donald and Yosef were very tired,

Back when we had the Lynn family’s backing, it

I shouldn’t have brought her back in the first

politely said, “No, Mrs. Shaw. My friend just arrived with her son. He and Athena grew up

daughter toward the

from

home, scolding Maelis for being useless. She