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Grace abruptly lifted her head, tear tracks still visible on her face, her eyes filled with hurt.

Asher had just openly declared his feelings for Thalia in front of everyone!

Thalia stood stunned.

When those whispered comments had reached her ears, she had felt genuinely anxious.

She had feared that Asher might indeed, as they suggested, favour Grace and position himself against her.

In this moment, Thalia felt an overwhelming sense of security.

Warmth radiated from Asher’s hand as it enveloped hers, providing her with reassuring strength.

Thalia’s heart gradually settled, her emotions calming.

Lady Blackwood, however, was far from calm.

Wasn’t Asher publicly humiliating her with such a declaration?

The elderly woman was so furious that her voice trembled as she spoke. “Asher, I absolutely forbid you to-”

“Miss Winters, I’ve brought the security footage,” the attendant interrupted Lady Blackwood, holding out a USB drive to Thalia.

All eyes turned to the small device in the attendant’s hand, everyone eager to see its contents.

Thalia took the USB drive and addressed the gathering: “If you’d all be so kind as to join me in the screening room on the fifth floor, we can settle this matter once and for all.”

Grace felt a layer of perspiration forming on her palms from sheer anxiety.

She bit her lip, feigning composure as she said: “Thalia, I’ve already said I’m sorry. Must you really drag this out?”

“You call that a sincere apology?” Thalia shot her a cold glance. “I’m not having it.”

Grace continued to deflect: “Even if you’re cross with me, think about the other guests. The hall’s absolutely packed–surely the screening room can’t fit everyone?”

Thalia smiled sardonically. “No need to fret on that account, Miss Bennett. The screening room upstairs seats a thousand quite comfortably.”

momentarily as she desperately tried to formulate

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with evident amusement. “Getting rather jittery,

something, perhaps?”

simply think it’s awfully petty to make a mountain out of a molehill. It was just a

mentioning your name just

who’d like to see the footage, please make your way to

as if it were a capital offense. I’ll have the wretched thing replaced if it means so much to you. There’s absolutely no need for this

rolled her eyes, thinking to herself: What an absolute hypocrite. She’s been horrid to Thalia from day one,

her friends shared everything, and she had immediately vented to Charlotte and Victoria

Lady Blackwood and

in the banquet hall at that moment; he was in the garden outside discussing business with several important clients,

prior and was receiving IV treatment at the hospital, with Lady

no one from the Winters family was immediately available

Victoria and Asher

a young lady from a respectable family should be like?” Asher asked, his tone frigid. “Someone who quietly accepts being walked all

what on earth are you on about? ‘Walked

going. Thalia’s request to check the security footage is perfectly reasonable, yet you accuse her of making a fuss over nothing. I absolutely insist on viewing this footage now. I

at the word

defend Thalia so fiercely!

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and he was already

with fury, “Asher, you are a Blackwood. How dare you take an outsider’s side against your own family?”

sincere “My loyalty lies only with my wife. That’s not

at her chest, too enraged to form coherent

saying,” Grace implored Asher. “You know Grandmother’s heart

point: “She wouldn’t be in this state if you hadn’t stirred up

speechless, her heart

everyone. Let’s go to the screening room,” Thalia said

banquet hall stood six lifts, three on each side. Each lift could transport fifteen people at once, allowing ninety people to be moved upstairs in

be falsely accused. Anyone interested may take the

guests promptly followed Thalia toward

among them

have anything she desires–why would she make such a fuss over a mere gown?”

she has nothing to hide, why oppose

my tongue. Grace is obviously putting on the waterworks. Haven’t you noticed the way she looks at the Blackwood

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