Chapter 22 She Stole the Spotlight
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At this point, Heather had no choice but to explain, “We all thought she’d been burned to death five years ago, but we didn’t think she’d survive and escape. She came back recently.
“Well, so that’s what happened!”
“Cecelia has become so beautiful after five years! I wonder if she is engaged.”
Heather felt depressed to see the attention of the guests shift to Cecelia.
Although Heather was a little upset, she didn’t show it on her face. Immediately, she put on a smile and walked up. “Gee! Cecelia, you’re back!”
Ophelia also saw Cecelia coming. She wondered why Cecelia had suddenly come uninvited.
Sean noticed the woman who walked in. He was shocked to hear Heather refer to her as Cecelia.
He was extremely shocked!
He had no idea Cecelia was alive. And he hadn’t heard the Linsey family say that she had returned alive.
When he suddenly saw Cecelia, he was stunned, guilty, and terrified.
At first, he thought he’d seen a ghost!
After all, he had set her up five years ago!
At that time, he wanted to burn Cecelia and the child in her belly. However, he didn’t expect her to be alive. Had Cecelia really come back alive?
Moreover, what he couldn’t believe was that Cecelia had changed so much that he didn’t dare to recognize her.
After all, five years ago, Cecelia was unattractive, simple, weak, and gullible.
However, now, Cecelia looked gorgeous. She had a wise and cold gleam in her eyes that made her look completely different from before!
He couldn’t believe his eyes!
asked Ophelia quietly, “Ollie, is she really Cecelia? Is she at human or a ghost?”
Cecelia! She’s
Stole the
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Sean in a lowered voice. Putting on a smile, she stepped forward and greeted Cecelia. “Cecelia, how did you find the time to come to my mother’s birthday party?”
was suggesting that she should be looking after
did the Nelson family let her go
yesterday to marry into the Nelson family on your behalf, and today happens to be the day for me to go homé.
were
was looking for a woman to marry his family’s ailing son.
well, they would think. Cecelia wasn’t Gary’s
particularly called Heather aunt. If she hadn’t. mentioned it, everyone else
wife shortly after Gary’s ex–wife had just passed away. Soon, Gary claimed to the public that Ophelia was his biological daughter. It was clear
people were whispering
is one of the top three beauties of the Center City. Look at her sister Cecelia! She’s as pretty
seems to be more beautiful!”
went,
the Center City. However, the moment Cecelia stood next to Ophelia,
dazzlingly beautiful, as if she was glowing. She seemed to have
nothing. Her cold and gorgeous. face would
beautiful girl.
22 She Stole
order not to let Cecelia outshine Ollie, Heather flatteringly took Cecelia’s arm and led her into the house.
Don’t stand in the doorway. Come in and
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fell on Cecelia, because he couldn’t believe it. “Is she really Cecelia? She’s changed so much
glued his eyes to Cecelia. She also noticed that all the men in the room
going crazy with
back! She’s disgusting!” Sean’s younger sister Kathrin came up
It’s
stared at Cecelia with a sinister look
her? I can’t even believe
all, Cecelia was unattractive and a plain Jane five years ago.
her purpose in coming back today? Does she want to compete with you in the Linsey family?”
going to let Cecelia have her way!
of dress as you? How come the one she’s wearing looks so much like that Vera couture dress you saw last
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