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“You look gorgeous!” Puri ni Ellaine sa kanyang repleksyon sa floor-to-ceiling mirror sa kanyang dressing room.

Dressing room… To think that she'll have one of her own… Garreth managed to surprise him with that one. She even has a walk-in closet that she used to only see on television.

Wala talaga siyang masabi sa buhay ng mga tunay na mayayaman. What she's feeling is too complicated, now that she technically belongs to their rank thanks to Garreth..

She was preparing for the another “important” celebration to commemorate the founding of some organization for rich men that she had forgotten the name of. Iyon ang personal interpretation niya sa layunin sa likod ng pagdiriwang na iyon. For her, it was only another one of those boring parties na hindi niya puwedeng takasan dahil obligado si Garreth na magdala ng kanyang plus one.

Ellaine wouldn’t mind if Garreth would not bring her. Medyo sawang-sawa na kasi siya sa ilang mga katulad niyong pagdiriwang na dinaluhan niya noong kapapasok p