Even Winsor was there.
However, once Penelope realized how casually they were dressed, she felt a little bit calmer. None of them looked like they were dressed for the occasion.
Mary, on the other hand, was still annoyed. Even the sight of Ashlyn could rub her the wrong way. She always had a niggling feeling that everything would go south as long as Ashlyn was around.
“What are you doing here?” Mary spat at Ashlyn coldly.
Ashlyn had already spotted Mary and Penelope when she arrived, but she hadn’t spared them a second glance nor thrown any attention their way.
She just didn’t feel the need to.
Suddenly, while she was in the middle of talking to Naomi, she heard an angry voice call out to her.
It sounded as if whoever it was wanted to skin her alive.
Ashlyn looked up nonchalantly and caught sight of Mary, Penelope, and a whole gaggle of other people walking in her direction.
It almost looked like they were a gang trying to start a street fight.
unruffled by their ridiculous antics. Calmly, she asked, “Didn’t you know? The Peacock is owned
Blair were already preparing themselves for a fight the
a force to be reckoned with even on her
simple reply left Mary
been the most popular at one point,
coming to my own restaurant? Ashlyn seemed to be asking as she looked
say?” Mary felt like someone had just smacked her
Dixon choose Lucas’ restaurant for
and returning to Count’s Mansion, she had barely had the chance to eat at a restaurant like The Peacock since the Berrys couldn’t exactly afford
had never had the chance to
felt like she had just asked
Canter, doesn’t it feel great to basically give
to having manners? Haven’t you ever heard the
a certain bone-chilling emotion. “Why would I
was starting to purple
you mean
to steal the spotlight since
knows is how to sound mean and cruel, so let’s not bother with her. Don’t stoop to her level. You’re part of the Yates family,
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