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Chapter 115

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Anastasia leaned in close, her voice venomous. "Look at you, Charlotte, playing dress-up in our world. We all know you're just a poor little nobody from that rundown part of town. Your family? Trash. Your dad probably still owes money to half the city, and your mom hawks cheap knockoffs like they're designer. How does it feel to be the charity case at a party like this? Howard's grandfather might buy you a ring, but he'll never buy you class."

Charlotte's blood boiled. The words hit like a slap
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