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Lester’s expression deeply wounded Yvette’s pride.@@novelbin@@

!” Yvette didn’t want to further degrade herself over a bottle of wine. “It’s just a misunderstanding.Charlie, use your card.”

As she looked at Charlie, her eyes carried other emotions.

Since they were of a kind, he understood what she meant–if this escalated, it would only tarnish theShepherd family’s reputation.

If news about how the Shepherd family’s son couldn’t even afford a bottle of wine were to spread atschool, any aspirations of entering Kingbourne’s elite circles would be shattered.

meant. With his teeth clenched, he