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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has plenty of waiters. Why

freely spoke what was on their minds, but

swung open the door. Just as she’d stepped out,

“Miss Marsh.”

looked back at her. “Miss Gellar.”

yet polite, maintaining the distance that

an embarrassed grin. “I apologize, Miss

she replied

dinner

Mrs. Evert and graciously escorted the Gellar family out the

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had wanted her and Bowen to go

the formalities, Jolene returned to

the woman slid a shiny, red envelope out of her bag and placed it into

hard work this evening,

at the envelope, Jolene already knew that it contained a large amount of

also knew the reason behind such

to refuse and simply accepted

over and gently patted the back

don’t have a boyfriend yet, right?”

her

Mrs. Evert frowned and

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