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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on their minds, but Jolene
her clothes and swung open the door. Just as she’d stepped out, Viona followed
“Miss Marsh.”
looked back at
flat yet polite, maintaining
flashed her an embarrassed grin. “I apologize, Miss Marsh. My sister’s still young and very
about it,” she replied quickly.
dinner had finally
behind Mrs. Evert and graciously escorted the Gellar family
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had wanted her and Bowen to go to the
formalities, Jolene returned to bid
could say anything, the woman slid a shiny, red envelope out of her bag and
hard work
already knew that it
the reason
trying to refuse and simply accepted it. “Thank
wider. She reached over and gently patted
don’t have a boyfriend yet,
her
fault.” Mrs. Evert frowned and turned to her
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