A man stepped forward from the crowd. It was the business partner that Mr. Devins had been speaking with at the entrance of the hotel. He wore a grave expression on his face and didn't return the smile that Georgina's father addressed to him, despite their long friendship.
"Jeffrey..." Mr. Devins started to say, but his friend interrupted him.
"Wait, Harold... Is everything I'm hearing true? Did you cheat on Lily while she was alive and then kick her daughter out of the only home she ever knew?"
"Listen... It's not as bad as it sounds."
"I can't believe it."
Georgina, who'd been waiting on the side, decided to step forward. All eyes converged toward her as if there was a spotlight on her, as if she was the only person that mattered in that room full of VIP guests. Their ga
