Chapter 5

The dinner went on for almost two hours.

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And Jolene remained standing throughout it all.

Her back and knees ached from her rigid position. She discreetly turned and massaged her stiff muscles. ~

When it was time to serve the fruit platters for dessert, she quickly ducked into the bathroom.

Lathering her hands with soap, she scrubbed and scrubbed at her soiled dress. She tirelessly wrung out the fabric with a wad of paper towels before crouching under the hand dryers. Her body strained from being at an odd angle.

During this, Viona and her sister, Sophie, entered the bathroom.

When they spotted Jolene, they paused behind her.

Sophie glanced at her stooped figure before turning to her sister. In a quiet voice that was still loud enough for Jolene to hear, she asked, “Why is this secretary at your

engagement party?”

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“She was invited by Mrs. Evert.”

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hotel has plenty of waiters. Why do we need her here?”

was on their minds, but Jolene hardly lifted

drying her clothes and swung open the door. Just as she’d

“Miss Marsh.”

stopped and looked back at

tone was flat yet polite, maintaining

embarrassed grin. “I apologize, Miss Marsh. My sister’s

it,” she replied

in the reserved room, the family dinner had finally come to a

escorted the

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Viona stayed behind. Mrs. Evert had wanted her and Bowen to go to

wrapping up the formalities, Jolene returned to bid

red envelope out of

for your hard work this

envelope, Jolene already knew that it contained a large

the reason behind such a

to refuse and simply

wider. She reached over and

don’t have a

shook her head.

fault.” Mrs. Evert

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