Chapter 126

Standing before the mirror, Catelyn adjusted her gown slightly. She lifted her chin a little and looked at the woman in the mirror who was being groomed. She had an illusion that this was not the world that she lived in.

She remembered how four years ago, she would wear pretty gowns like this to attend all sorts of functions.

Over the past four years, she had lived so pathetically that she almost could not recognize herself.

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Cedrick had received the same dinner invitation, too, which was organized by the retiring Mister James. In fact, he had invited the elders of the Mason family and Clark family. However, the elders pushed the invitation to the younger generation in their family instead.

Thus, Cedrick would be entering the hall with Maia.

Maia knew that she had left a very bad impression of herself to Cedrick that day at the Mason Estate, and she intended to salvage that.

Hence, before the dinner, she deliberately put on a fair bit of makeup, and she looked captivating. She