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    Estelle had switched up her lunch spot. Craig, holding his own lunch, came over with a chuckle, “I just


    saw you munching under that tree, what brings you over here?”


    Perched on a marble railing, Estelle responded with a straight face, “Someone told me I could only eat


    lunch in a corner. I want to show her I can eat anywhere I damn well please!”


    Craig almost choked on hisughter, turning around quickly to cough a few times.


    His face turning red, he wheezed out, “Was it rice? Does she a bit mentally unstable? Does she


    need to see a shrink?”


    He had seen rice passing by earlier.


    Estelle couldn’t care less. Even though rice now openly showed hostility towards her, squawking


    around her like a mother hen, that was about as much damage she could do.


    What was a few snide remarks to Estelle?


    That night, at the Macin Mansion,


    Elizabeth had been feeling under the weather these past few days, so Bet brought his wife Simone


    to check up on her. Coincidentally, the whole n of Garrett Macin was there as well, so they all sat


    down for a cup of tea and a chat.


    Terrence, fiddling with his phone, was full of praises, “This designer named KING is really something,


    bringing honor to our country!”


    Garrett’s wife, Leonie, chimed in with a chuckle, “Of course, they are a top-notch international


    designer!”


    She nced sideways at Simone, “Carme’s design studio has been open for over two years now,


    how’s it going?”


    At the mention of this, Simone’s face soured, as she replied quietly, “It’s alright.”


    With a smirk that wasn’t quite a smile, Leonie added, “Is that sb? I heard Carme’s studio has been


    bleeding money. If it weren’t for you and Bet propping it up, it would have gone under ages ago!”


    Simone’s face darkened even further. Leonie definitely knew and was rubbing it in!


    Sure, Carme’s studio was losing money. She and Bet had pumped a lot of dough into it. They


    tried to convince Carme to close the studio but she was hell-bent on carrying on.


    The whole thing had caused a family feud, and Carme had beening inte and leaving early for


    the past two days. She hadn’t even shown up at the Macin Mansion today.


    At this point, Terrence piped up with a nonchntment, “They’re all designers, so what’s with the


    huge gap? You guys should talk some sense into Carme. If she doesn’t have the chops, she should


    just quit. After all, she’s blowing the Macin family’s hard-earned cash!”


    Bet quickly interjected, “Carme has been working hard. It’s normal to face difficulties in the


    startup phase. Simone and I have decided to back Carme unconditionally.”


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    Leonie scoffed, “It’s been nearly three years and you’re still calling it a startup phase? Our Sallie has


    even made it into Snowy Studios!”


    Simone seethed, wanting nothing more than to wipe that smug smile off Leonie’s face. Sallie was just


    an assistant even when she got into Snowy Studios, so what was there to be proud of.


    Garrett shot Leonie a look. They were family after all. She should dial it down a notch.


    “By the way,” Elizabeth, sitting on the sofa with a thin nket over her legs, asked listlessly, “Bet,


    any news from your daughter Estelle?”


    The Macin family had shown distaste to Estelle in the past, even making some remarks that left her


    feeling embarrassed. As a result, Estelle hadn’te home for the past couple of years and seemed to


    have disappeared.


    Even Bet couldn’t reach her anymore.


    When Estelle was brought up, Bet’s face darkened, “No news.”


    Leonie sneered again, “Bet, I don’t mean to be harsh, but you’ve really dropped the ball as a


    father. Even I know where Estelle is and you don’t!”