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For the rest of the journey to the conference hall, Grace spent the rest of the time reading the many news stories about Celine that appeared on almost every social media page. The influence of Celine Princessa's name cannot be underestimated. On the one hand, Grace benefited because the interests of a Cristine Desmond could be achieved.
She could imagine Celine taking the time to join Cristine's campaign. Who knows what kind of support Cristine would receive as a result of Celine's presence.
However, Grace was only looking for news about Celine's relationship with her family and past scandals. Who knows, there was something far-reaching that she had to hastily silence so as not to cause speculation and make Celine's name even worse.
"Are you still looking into it?" asked Edgar, causing Grace to glance over. Then she smiled and nodded.
"That's the way it is. I need to know where the news came from. I have a friend who can accurately track where the news t
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