Chapter 110 The Wade Family Banquet 2

Nicolette refused to let Celine get away with her snide comment. I invited Lizzy to my party,

and I won’t let anyone bully her.

Nicolette asked, “Aunt Celine, when is your daughter coming? Did she claim she was busy

because she didn’t want to give me a present?”

She changed the conversation topic to divert attention from Elizabeth’s affairs.

She had been too young to understand what had happened back then. Over the years, she

pieced things together from gossip by the other Wade family members. Nicolette learned the

Ashtons kicked Elizabeth out of the house over her teenage pregnancy. Her elder cousin went

missing shortly after that.

Nicolette would have remained in the dark if her mother had not mentioned Elizabeth’s

return. She and Francine tracked Elizabeth down and invited her to the party.

Nicolette had been ecstatic to see Elizabeth again. She missed the latter dearly over the

years.

Meanwhile, Celine eyed her husband, whose displeasure was palpable. She had spent years.

badmouthing Elizabeth, ensuring his support for her and Tiana.

Richard firmly believed that Elizabeth was a shame to him and the Wade family. He would

never help her out of such an awkward situation.

to her boyfriend’s place.

dinner.”

looking like the cat

family’s curiosity. “Tia has

we talking about shortlisting some potential

progress so quickly?”

in, “Who is he? Why

grinned from ear to ear, looking like the cat that

the Wade family’s curiosity. “Tia has

That’s fast.”

shortlisting some

progress so quickly?”

chimed in, “Who is

over to visit us? We

average background, it would be prudent

younger sister, piped up,

become blinded by

out unbidden as Christina recalled Elizabeth’s

to spare the latter’s dignity, Christina abruptly

past. Instead, Christina merely shot

a disdainful

them to ask about

deliberately built the suspense by answering, “They seem

we haven’t met him yet. We’ll

expression intrigued the Ashtons, and someone urged,

on,

shooting Elizabeth a cold glance,

son, Matthew Hilton.”

second of silence ensued. Then, everyone exclaimed

Hilton?”

among themselves, disappointment flooding

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