We Want Mommy, Not You, Daddy!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 101\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elara\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
95%\u00a0<\/p>\n
The gala was winding down, and I was getting anxious. I scanned the ballroom for Selena\u2019s face among the departing guests. She promised to meet me in the main hall after luring Cedar into our trap. Where was she\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as I prepared to search for her, the large digital screens around the ballroom illuminated. The departing guests paused, assuming some post\u2013dinner entertainment was about to begin. The screens displayed what appeared to be a retrospective of Nathaniel\u2019s life\u2013the same slideshow we\u2019d shown before dinner. Nothing that would hold anyone\u2019s interest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I smirked. Selena must have everything prepared. It was unfortunate that Ridley wasn\u2019t present to witness this, but it hardly mattered. This would certainly make headlines, and I couldn\u2019t wait to see his reaction when he discovered how Cedar would be featuring in tomorrow\u2019s news\u00a0<\/p>\n
cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Ladies and gentlemen, please don\u2019t rush off,\u201d I called out with practiced warmth. \u201cMy daughter has prepared a special video tribute to her grandfather. Please, take a moment to enjoy it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After my gracious invitation, the guests politely settled back into their seats, though many looked bored as mundane family photographs\u00a0<\/p>\n
flickered across the screen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two minutes in, however, the video abruptly changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The backdrop of a hotel room appeared\u2013rumpled bedsheets, a king\u2013sized bed, and two intertwined figures. The audio system suddenly filled\u00a0<\/p>\n
the room with unmistakable intimate sounds that couldn\u2019t possibly be misinterpreted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Every head in the ballroom snapped to attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy God, is this some kind of technical error?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSomeone needs to shut this off immediately!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait\u2013doesn\u2019t that woman look familiar?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I carefully arranged my features into a mask of horror while inwardly savoring the moment. \u201cOh my goodness,\u201d I gasped, covering my mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIsn\u2019t that Cedar? What is she doing? Who is that man with her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once I planted the suggestion, recognition rippled through the crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right! That\u2019s the Wright\u2019s adopted daughter\u2013she was here earlier, but disappeared.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s definitely the Elegance Hotel\u2019s signature headboard. This couldn\u2019t be happening right now, could it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow shameless to do something like this during her grandfather\u2019s celebration!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The room erupted into scandalized whispers that barely masked the compromising soundtrack still playing. I struggled to contain my delight as\u00a0<\/p>\n
the murmurs grew louder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWasn\u2019t she involved with Mr. Sterling?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
111\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
day by bespies why p\u00a0<\/p>\n
*** Yout\u00a0<\/p>\n
w wyph by my youtaly M\u00a0<\/p>\n
* Medine de\u00a0<\/p>\n
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