Chapter 118

Maria handed her an ice pack. After an hour of icing, the swelling still throbbed painfully, especially when she tried to slip into her heels- it felt like pinpricks.

Cold sweat drenched her forehead quickly, but she forced herself to continue putting on makeup.

Maria, seeing her like this, couldn’t bear it.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, why don’t I call Holden and have you go another day?”

“I have to go”

The main purpose of this party was to please Grandpa Holden. He had been so good to her, and she had already missed his pickup- she couldn’t disappoint him again on such an important occasion. After finishing her makeup, she put on the bracelet Holden had given her. Other than that, she didn’t wear any other jewelry.

But she was naturally elegant, and with this waist–accentuating dress, the emerald bracelet on her wrist made her look even more charming.

Once she was ready. Maja stopped dawdling and got in the car.

Not long after the car started, she got a call from Neil, asking her to swing by the Pennyfeather family’s old home to pick up Tricia.

Tricia going? I thought she wasn’t feeling well.”

plus one. Maja, she is your sister after all, she’s been hospitalized for years with little chance to get out, and I’m busy, just let

have any affections toward Tricia,

towards the Pennyfeather family’s old home, where Tricia was waiting

looked very thin due to her illness, it was heartbreaking

if she wanted Tricia to have access to that kind of circle, she could only rely on

too, but she wasn’t willing to lower her dignity to ask Maja, and it was good enough to let Tricia go.

would fall for Tricia, and this would be a chance to find

was in a difficult situation now, and it would be better for Tricia to find a better support

Maja’s hand, “You’re not mad, are you?”

had no expression on her face, she said softly, “Get in the

nodded, picked up her skirt, and carefully got

Rosewood Manor, and it was Maja’s first time riding in it.

limited–edition Bentley, and because they had to go to the

seven–thirty, and the car slowly moved along the

much to say, so they just

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