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She frowned at Thea’s smug smile and asked, “What do you want?”
“Grandma askedto bring you back. Are you coming with me?” Thea asked in a sarcastic tone, raising an
eyebrow.
Doubt lingered in Elyse’s mind. She wondered why Felicia would want to see her. Had Pearce convinced Felicia to
listen to her play the violin?
“Fine, I'll go with you,” Elyse agreed, believing her sole connection to Felicia was her desire to play the violin for
her before leaving.
Thea’s smile broadened. “Good. Follow me.”
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Elyse got into the car and accompanied Thea back to the Benson Estate.
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The moment she stepped into the living room, she sensed an unusual atmosphere. She quietly observed her
surroundings before sitting down to wait for Felicia.
A few minutes later, Felicia, leaning on a cane, approached Elyse. Her gaze fell on the violin case in Elyse’s hand,
and her expression darkened.
Sitting across from Elyse, Felicia asked, her voice stern, “What were you doing at the Bentleys’ banquet
yesterday?”
Elyse glanced at Thea, who stood nearby, and replied calmly, “I was invited to their banquet.”
Thea immediately interjected, “Impossible. You didn’t have an invitation. Everyone knows they dislike your dad.
How could they send you one?”
Elyse countered, “Is an invitation necessary to attend their banquet?”
Thea sneered, “It shows how little you know. Who hosts a banquet without sending invitations? You really are a
bumpkin. | bet you just snuck in.”
Elyse shrugged nonchalantly. “I'm the exception.”
Felicia’s voice turned icy. “How could you have special privileges? What were you really doing there?”
Elyse sensed something was amiss.
“Didn’t you callhere to listen to my violin performance?”
Felicia snorted. “Listen to you play? That's laughable. Why would | want to hear that?”
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Stunned, Elyse asked, “Then why did you callhere?”
Thea, raising her chin, said with a smug expression, “Why? You don’t realize you offended someone at the
Bentley family? Because of you, | was permanently cut off from them. If you hadn't done what you did, this
would've never happened.”
Elyse retorted, “Isn't it typical for you to be cut off? You're just Forrest's sycophant. He discarded you, and now
you're pinning the blon me?”
Thea didn’t expect Elyse to be so blunt.
Thea'’s eyes flashed with venom. “Forrest and | are friends, not whatever you're insinuating. You've not only
ruined my relationship with him but also slandered me. Elyse, how could you be so cruel?”
In a sudden moment of clarity, Elyse understood Thea'’s ploy. Thea had been cast aside by the Bentley family
and now needed a scapegoat to deflect Felicia’s wrath.
Elyse turned to Felicia, her feelings a tumultuous mix of confusion and frustration.
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