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    “Ellie, I had this wedding present made just for you by a craftsman in Gwylia!”


    “Thank you so much, Ms. Moore. That’s incredibly generous of you.”


    “El, you’re incredible! Now even Light has a close connection with you!”


    “Ms. Evans, your paintings stand out as the best among our generation; I can’t ept yourpliments.”


    One kind word followed another, ranging from cheers for her wedding to personalpliments for Ellie. She handled the conversation with ease, leaving Susanna in awe.


    After Ellie finished interacting with so many people, Susanna feltpelled to whisper, “El, do you know all these people? You’re amazing!”


    “No,” Ellie replied, her thoughts focused on her ties to the Lambert family. She offered a piece of advice, “I just need to remember which family they’re from and their status. I call you Susanna, not Miss Todd, and that makes all the difference.” She used nicknames for friends and reserved “Miss So-and-So” for formal asions.


    Ellie was well-versed in social rules. When it came out that she wasn’t actually a Gordon by blood, her so-called friends had ignored her, making everything worse. Now, as Kaiden’s wife, they all wanted to reconnect.


    “I get it,” Susanna said. “Such fake friendships and the way social climbers act!”


    Ellieughed. Herughter was quickly cut short by a sarcasticment from the crowd.


    “Well, we certainly can’t keep up with Miss Gordon! Just six months ago, she was engaged to Erick, and now she’s quickly married to his younger uncle. Such tactics… We’re not in the same league!” Essence, walking closely with her fiancé, smirked as she passed Ellie. The room grew ufortably quiet, with only the asionalughter from the men in the background intensifying the silence.


    Everyone knew about Ellie’s history with the Thorpe family but had kept quiet about it. Mentioning it now was clearly meant to hurt Ellie.


    The women who had been congratting her warmly moments before now remained silent, offering Ellie no support when she needed it most.


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    “Is this really about tactics?” Susanna’s voice broke the silence, her honest confusion clear.


    Everyone turned to look at her.


    Susanna continued, “This is clearly about beauty and charm. Without Ellie’s stunning beauty, her wless demeanor, her smarts, her aplishments, and her skills in dance and music, tactics wouldn’t make a difference. Mr. Thorpe can see for himself, after all.” Herment suggested that anyone who believed Ellie seeded through scheming was missing the point.


    The room fell silent. Who was this bold neer?


    “Which family are you from? We’ve never seen you around. You haven’t met Miss Gordon recently, have you?” Essence quickly turned her attention to Susanna.


    She implied that Ellie’s recent withdrawal from society meant she couldn’t have formed such significant new friendships.


    Essence’s sarcastic tone was unmistakable.


    “I haven’t seen you around either,” Susanna responded with an air of indifference, brushing off the insult.


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