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The Banquet (1)
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“The annual banquet is around the corner. Be my female companion.”
The Annual banquet was a gathering of all of Kingstown’s elites and prominent figures in the business sector.
Stefan wanted to take advantage of this opportunity and announce Nora’s identity to the entire world.
After careful consideration, he realized it was futile for her to continue staying low-profile when they had the enemy in front.
As all the major decisions related to Nora were taken by Stefan, their parents had no objections to it either.
Rather, they had long been waiting for Nora to tell the entire world which family she belonged to and the consequences of bullying her.
“Can I say no?”
Stefan stood there with an expression that said there was no room for discussion.
Nora sighed and nodded her head.
What else could be the reason she wanted to decline?
Knowing Liam would be present, she did not dare to appear in front of him.
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