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Under scrutiny
Trying his best to hold his anger back, Joel asked resentfully, “Kid, who exactly are you?”He had previously asked William about his identity because of his uneasiness due to Oscar’s and Lucas’s overly respectful attitude toward William.Unfortunately, William had merely said that he was an orphan who didn’t have a family to support him. He didn’t reveal any other information.But now, even Cecilia, whom Joel had been longing for a long time but hadn’t been able to conquer, actually said that she liked William, making him feel extremely indignant.If… if William was really the scion of some big family, Joel would be willing to bow down and admit defeat.But if William was really just a penniless man, Joel would never be willing to accept defeat!Seeing Joel glowering at William as though he was about to devour him, Cecilia frowned in displeasure, stood in front of William with her chest puffed up, and chastised, “What are you doing? It’s my freedom to date who I want. What else do yo
Playing along
Cecilia’s flabbergasting statement just now and the fact that she was now clearly walking toward someone sparked a huge uproar in the hall as countless people exclaimed in unison.“Could… the person Cecilia likes really be here?”“Wow, this is so exciting! I thought Cecilia just said that casually to reject Joel, but now it seems she really does like someone, and she’s planning to announce it now.”“Look in the direction Cecilia is walking! That’s Oscar Storm and Lucas Clemen! Could the person Cecilia likes be one of these two?”“But didn’t someone just say that Oscar Storm is already married and even has a child? In that case, it seems the only person left is Lucas Clement? Is the person Cecilia likes actually Lucas?”“Ah, right, now that you’ve said it, I remember now. Didn’t Cecilia happen to go to Westbrook with Mr. Lancaster Sr. some time ago? Maybe Cecilia and Lucas fell in love at that time!”“Wow! It’s true! This is definitely huge news!”The gossipy eyes and topics spread thr
Someone else
If Joel really fancied Cecilia, he could have confessed to her at any other time, but he chose her 20th birthday party.Clearly, he had an ulterior motive.But it was true that not everyone present could be so insightful.Many young women in their twenties were impressed by Joel’s behavior and were rather bewildered by Cecilia’s decision to reject him on the spot.“Seriously, isn’t Cecilia being a little too heartless? Joel has already said all of that, and he even specially chose to confess to her on her twentieth birthday. Isn’t it really romantic!?! Why did she turn him down?”“Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Joel is from a top-tier family! If he proposed to me, I would definitely say yes to him without a second thought!”“Hey, Miss Lancaster is just too condescending, and her standards are too high. If even a man like Joel can’t impress her, what kind of man does she want? She really doesn’t know how lucky she is.”Most of them were young women who were hopeless romantics who cared onl
A hostile rejection
Joel initially thought that by confessing to Cecilia in front of everyone at her birthday party, she would definitely be touched and say yes to him immediately.He had assumed that she was a hopeless romantic, like most young girls her age.He thought that even if she disagreed on the spot, she would at least give him some response.He would then find some people to convince her, and they could finally establish their relationship.But Cecilia actually didn’t save him from any embarrassment even though they were in front of so many people.Most of the people in the banquet hall were children from various wealthy families in California.Now that Cecilia had blatantly rejected him in front of everyone, he felt that he would be too embarrassed to speak to them in the future.But Cecilia hadn’t finished saying her piece. “Also, Joel, I seem to remember telling you before that I never want to see you again. I don’t remember inviting you to my birthday party either. Why are you here? You ow
A surprise proposal
William looked at Merida, who was standing on the staircase steps on the second floor with a warm and amicable smile. “Is this woman that capable?”Zara chimed in, “Aunt Merida is indeed very competent. She may seem gentle and nice, just like other wives of wealthy men, but she’s not any less skillful than men. If not for her help, I’m afraid the whole world would have heard about how incompetent Donald Lancaster is by now.”“Yes, my grandfather often says the same. He said that if Donald Lancaster were as competent as his wife, the Lancasters might have become the largest hegemon in Avalon.” William added.Hearing the comments made by Oscar, William, and Zara, William understood that Donald was probably an extremely incompetent person who only looked good on the surface.All of a sudden, William felt sorry for Victor.He hadn’t had much contact with the old man but he could tell he was a competent man.Since his only son was weak and incompetent, and Cecilia was only 20 years old, wh
An incompetent son
After criticizing them, Kobe even deferentially complained about them to Joel like a dog, deliberately fanning the flames.Joel’s face was about to turn pale, but the foolish Kobe actually thought that he was mad at William and Oscar because of his instigation.He even smiled smugly.The rest of the guests looked over and thought to themselves that they were in for a good show!At this moment, the piano music in the banquet hall suddenly changed, and a commotion broke out among the crowd.Someone exclaimed, “Look, our birthday girl is coming out!”With the exclamation, everyone turned to look at the spiral staircase on the second floor.They saw Cecilia, the star of today’s party and the princess everyone adored.She finally made her appearance!Cecilia was wearing a silvery-blue starry dress with a tight halter top cinched at the waist.Starting from her waist down, the rest of her dress began to look like stardust flowing down to the hem at the bottom, with the color of the fabric g
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