Chapter 110 The Wade Family Banquet 2


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


    and I won’t let anyone bully her.


    Nicolette asked, “Aunt Celine, when is your daughtering? Did she im 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 thetter 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.


    Celine replied to Nicolette, “Tia went to her boyfriend’s ce. She’ll be here after their


    dinner.”


    She grinned from ear to ear, looking like the cat that ate the canary.


    Her response piqued the Wade family’s curiosity. “Tia has a boyfriend? That’s fast.”


    “Weren’t we talking about shortlisting some potential inws for Tia? How did things


    progress so quickly?”


    Elizabeth’s third aunt, Christina Woods, chimed in, “Who is he? Why didn’t she bring him


    She grinned from ear to ear, looking like the cat that ate the canary.


    Her response piqued the Wade family’s curiosity. “Tia has a boyfriend?


    That’s fast.”


    “Weren’t we talking about shortlisting some potential inws for Tia? How


    did things progress so quickly?”


    Elizabeth’s third aunt, Christina Woods, chimed in, “Who is he? Why didn’t


    she bring him over to visit us? We should help Tia to vet this man.”


    “Yeah! Does hee from a rich family? If he’s from an average background, it would be prudent to


    give her rtionship a second thought.”


    Christina, who was also Celine’s younger sister, piped up, “You should


    remind Tia not to be blinded by love. Otherwise…”


    The warning came out unbidden as Christina recalled Elizabeth’s past.


    Deciding to spare thetter’s dignity, Christina abruptly stopped herself from


    tantly mentioning her niece’s sordid past. Instead, Christina merely shot


    Elizabeth a disdainful nce.


    Celine was just waiting for them to ask about Tiana’s boyfriend.


    She deliberately built the suspense by answering, “They seem to like Tia a


    lot. She’s visited his family home twice, but we haven’t met him yet. We’ll see how it goes.”.


    Celine’s smug expression intrigued the Ashtons, and someone urged, “Who


    is he, Aunt Celine? Come on, don’t leave us hanging!”


    After shooting Elizabeth a cold nce, Celine announced loudly, “She’s


    seeing the Lowens’ son, Matthew Hilton.”


    A second of silence ensued. Then, everyone eximed in unison, “Matthew


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    They exchanged nces among themselves, disappointment flooding their


    souls. The other Ashtons had been dreaming of their daughters marrying into the


    Hilton family. Now it seemed they had lost their chance,


    Lucky Tia! She started as the mistress’ kid. Now, she’s the Wade family


    heiress and poised to marry into the wealthy I lilton family. It’s the stuff of


    fairytales!


    “Congrattions, Celine!”


    “Tia is such a lucky girl!”


    Elizabeth watched as her rtives fell all over themselves to butter up


    Celine.


    Christina eximed, “Your future is brighter than ever, Celine. Such a lovely


    son-inw! You’ll be the subject of everyone’s envy!”


    She nced at her daughter, Rachelle Wade, as she expressed her


    Why isn’t she this lucky?


    Rachelle averted her gaze and pretended not to hear a thing.


    Just then, Tiana entered the restaurant. She ced a branded shopping bag in front of Nicolette and


    wished her, “Happy birthday, Nic!”


    Nicolette appraised the gift and grudginglymended her generosity.


    “Thank you, Fels,” she replied.


    Then Tiana sat beside Elizabeth, upying the seat everyone had left empty out of scorn for the


    shunned woman.