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Chapter 13

Author: TemsRay
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-14 00:11:09

Chapter 13 — The Gala Night

It was the night everyone had been waiting for the Delwinco family's gala event.

An annual affair of class and spectacle. But this year, it was more than just tradition. This year, it was about me and Ruben.

Our engagement was finally going to be announced publicly.

The mansion was alive with glowing chandeliers, golden threads of laughter, and the clinking of glasses. The Delwuncos were hosts, yes but more than that, they were thrilled. The engagement meant more than just a celebration. It was a symbol. A merging of two very different worlds: theirs and mine.

Even my mum was glowing with silent pride.

She never said it directly, but I could feel it in her eyes. She was given the whole day off to prepare her first in months. She practically danced around the house, humming old love songs, fussing over the perfect dress, turning our small space into a fitting room full of scattered shoes and hair pins.

“Lia,” she beamed, spinning in her wine-colored gown, “D
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