BuzzNovelChapter 57
lleana’s face went pale, but she forced a tight smile, refusing to let her composure crack.
“What... Cole, what do you mean by that?”
No one answered her. The moment their eyes met, everyone quickly looked away, pretending to be occupied
with something else.
“For an event like this, the hosts are supposed to send out invitations at least a week in advance,” Lucy
explained quietly, suddenly appearing at lleana’s side to offer a bit of context. “A verbal invite doesn’t count-if
anything, it’s considered disrespectful to the guests.”
As the awkwardness thickened, Stella perked up with a mischievous glint in her eye. To Ileana, it was nothing
short of open provocation.
“What's the matter, are you nervous or just indifferent? Wantto introduce you to an etiquette coach?” Stella
teased, her tone breezy and deliberately casual.
Illeana clenched her fists so tightly her nails dug into her palms. Still, she managed a strained smile, biting back
her anger as she looked at Stella.
“Oh, Stella, you're always joking,” she said, suppressing the tremor in her voice. “My parents have been so busy
planning my welcparty that they haven't had tto worry about the details. They already found someone
to helpprepare, but since | just got hand I'm still adjusting, they toldnot to rush.”
“Is that so? Well, you'd better get on it. Embarrassing yourself in front of the class is one thing, but making a
scene at your own welcparty? Now that would be a real disaster.”
Stella’s smile was sweet, but Ileana could only grit her teeth and force another polite grin.
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“Thank you for your concern, Stella. I'll be careful not to embarrass my parents at the party.”
“Oh, right-you said Mr. Tate hired Justin to design your dressing room, didn’t you?”
“Of... of course,” Illeana replied, her pupils contracting, but she nodded with all the confidence she could muster.
Stella didn’t miss a beat. “Justin, that’s not cool-taking on such a big project and you didn’t even tell your
childhood friend?”
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Suddenly, Justin’s voice blared from the phone speaker, his irritation impossible to miss. “What the hell! Is the
guy from the Tate family out of his mind? If he were here in person, I'd kick him out myself! Who does he think
he is, orderingaround? And calling her the ‘Tate family’s precious daughter’-oh, I'm so scared. Givea
break. If my reputation takes a hit because of this, are you going to pay for it? Are you? Can you even afford it?”
Justin's tirade left lleana’s face alternating between crimson and ashen. Her eyes reddened, and tears began to
stream down her cheeks. She looked like she'd just suffered the worst humiliation of her life.
“Alessia, you stole seventeen years of my life. | tried to let it go, but you keep targetingand shuttingout.
Is it just because | finally reclaimed what's rightfully mine?”
Without waiting for Alessia to respond, Ileana shoved past the onlookers and fled the room.
Others might not understand, but
Alessia did. Back when the Morton
family was thriving, the Jie family
was just gytingrstalted Only after
thie Mortons fell on hard times did the
Tates rise. Ileana always claimed
Alessia stole her life, but she had
never known hardship. In the end,
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With Illeana gone, the show was over. Stella hung up on Justin mid-sentence, cutting off his attempts to explain
himself.
“Alright, are we doing this or not?”
Pierce spoke up, and the crowd
immediately dispersed following him
tothe Back bE the classroom to
collect their things. The room,
moments ago so crowded, suddenly
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“That guy’s calling again. I'll be back in a bit.” Stella glanced at her phone, then said to Alessia, “Don’t wait up,”
before pulling out her chair and stepping outside.
“Larkin must be pulling his hair out by now, huh?” Alessia mused, knowing he'd been swamped lately with the
merger.
“Yeah, well, for a six—figure salary, he
can't expectto do all the worky'
As she SpQke Aletha (rad for his
hind! noticing the bruises and the
scab just beginning to form. The
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