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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.

while that girl they always looked down on was sitting right up front. The thought

we looked down on would be doing so well

Maelis at once, so strong that

eyes full of resentment, like she wanted to drown Zinnia in it. But unlike Maelis’s

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family stopped bothering me, Zinnia

proud confidence they had when she first

family has nothing to do with me anymore. Whether

in her face. Following

coolly said to Maelis, “Mrs. Shaw, Athena and I need to excuse ourselves.” With

strict look, she followed obediently. Before leaving, she looked longingly at Timothy and said, “Timothy, see you tomorrow at the

stayed calm and answered indifferently. Seeing his cold attitude, Giselle felt a little annoyed. ‘My daughter’s feelings aren’t being returned,‘ she thought.

from wrong. Getting involved with people like them would only cause trouble, especially with that clueless

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

daughter. I won’t let her jump into that

girl. She really makes me happy,”

friend. When the Lynns pulled their support from the Shaws, many other partners left too, hurting

business deals had become hard–lately, Donald and Yosef

Back when we had the Lynn family’s backing, it was all easy. Now

Zinnia. I shouldn’t have brought her back in the

My friend just arrived with her son. He and Athena grew up

toward the fifth

trying to get her to stay. Even though the Martinez family wasn’t from Jinston, they were big in Gioriham. Since

home, scolding Maelis for