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CXXVI. The Grandson
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2022-03-18 21:13:41Niana understands that Gwyneth must have liked Essi very much for Oneil. She can see it on the way that she describes Essi to her. Gwyneth says that Oneil must be lucky enough because Essi still has feelings for him although he forgot about her.
“Here, we got some of our photos at Willoughby,” Gwyneth pulled her phone for Niana to know how Essi looked. “She’s gorgeous, isn’t she?”
As far as Niana could remember, this kind of looks are not the ones that Oneil would easily like. Maybe she has a great personality too which makes her likeable.
“What about her work?” Niana was expecting to hear more about Essi’s background on co-founding Leal Vetement. But Gwyneth rather mentions more about Essi’s real business which is owning and leading an investment company in Asia. Now she understands why Grant does not take her easily. In Grant’s eyes, Essi must be a replicated threat from the person of Mr.
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