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    The absence of the Lambert siblings, coupled with theck of birthday gifts, felt like a painful rejection, severing the already strained ties with her family.


    Years of affection vanished in an instant!


    And the burning question lingered: was Ellie truly Elsie?


    “Is this about what happened with Bayleest time? I apologize. You plotted against Baylee for me, and yet…”


    “I’m not ming you, Aphrodite,” Carole conceded, though she couldn’t shake the lingering resentment towards Aphrodite for inadvertently exposing her, leading to this painful situation.


    Touched by Carole’s forgiveness yet weighed down by guilt, Aphrodite interjected, “Carole, you’re so gracious! It’s Kaiden’s loss for choosing Ellie over you!”


    The birthday festivities came to an abrupt halt as guests made their premature exits, leaving Carole to stew in her bitterness.


    Gazing at the gift boxes on the table, Carole’s resentment simmered.


    She seized the opportunity to broadcast her discontent, delivering a post unting the gifts she had received from Kaiden and Leo in years past. With a pointed caption, she wrote: “Loving today’s ruby! Thanks for the annual birthday spoils, Mr. Thorpe!”


    Within moments, Carole’s social media promation made its rounds, catching the attention of influential women from Critport. They promptly forwarded screenshots of her post to Ellie, apanied by cautionary advisories about Carole, tinged with a hint of seriousness.


    Ellie, unperturbed by the petty drama, forwarded the screenshots to Kaiden without a second thought. It was then that she realized he had been on her blocked list—a detail she promptly rectified by unblocking him.


    Two hours had passed. Kaiden responded, “My brother prepared the ruby before he died, and Joselyn delivered it.”


    This implied he hadn’t even shown up at Carole’s birthday celebration. Ellie found no reason to question his statement.


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    After all, if Kaiden had made an appearance at Carole’s party, Aphrodite, always eager to stir trouble for Ellie, would have surely sent a picture of him there.


    Opting against texting, Ellie decided to give Kaiden a call.


    “The ruby came from your brother, but what of the other presents? I’ve been told you’ve been quite the benefactor to Carole,” Ellie inquired.


    “Ellie, do I not shower you with gifts as well?” Kaiden shot back.


    “Don’t try to divert the topic!” Ellie stood her ground, unwilling to be sidetracked. Kaiden then became quiet. Indeed, he had been the one behind some of the gifts.


    It had been a tradition for him and his brother to each present Carole with a gift in the past.


    Kaiden didn’t find any fault with this custom until Ellie mentioned it, causing an unexpected twinge of guilt.


    “Forget about it. I’m choosing to rise above this and not quarrel,” Ellie dered with a snort, indicating she wasn’t genuinely angered. She figured that holding onto past grievances wasn’t worthwhile.


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