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Aella sighed. “This dress was a gift from Mr. Fulford. I’ll just call him and ask him about the price.”
She had barely finished before the whole room erupted in murmurs.
Jenny sneered, “Dr. Reid, Mr. Fulford is a heavyweight in the legal field. Why would he give you such a cheap dress?”
Aella shot Jenny a cool glance. Then, she called Mason and put the phone on speaker for everyone to hear.
Tyrone’s gaze grew colder as he realized the dress Aella wore was from Mason.
“Why are you still up so late?”
The call connected, and Mason’s calm, warm voice came through loud and clear, with a hint of
concern.
Aella unconsciously softened her tone. “Mr. Fulford, how much did the dress you gave me last week cost?”
There was a brief pause on the other end.
Mason said, “It’s nothing, really. As long as it suits you, that’s all that matters.”
Aella said honestly, “I came to the Cunninghams‘ party with Daniel tonight, and someone dirtied the dress. They want to pay for it at the original price.”
Mason had insisted on gifting her the dress as a thank you for taking care of his son recently.
She knew it must be expensive, but Mason never said how much it cost, so she couldn’t pay him back.
A few more seconds of silence passed. Then Mason spoke again, “Are you in trouble? Do you need me to come get you?”
Everyone in the room could hear how much he cared for her.
Jenny and Anna exchanged glances, both of their faces turning ugly.
Mason wasn’t part of the Eight Great Families and rarely had dealings with them, but nobody dared offend him.
Tyrone’s fists clenched as he stared at Aella, his veins bulging with the effort of holding himself
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No matter who was around, she was always cold with him. Yet, she spoke so gently to Mason.
Brad watched Tyrone’s reaction with concern and frowned.
George wiped the sweat from his brow.
He’d always assumed Aella was just some socialite who’d fallen out of favor, and that her. closeness to Daniel and the others was all business, so he’d let Anna do as she liked.
He never imagined Daniel, Brad, and Tyrone would all stand up for her–not to mention that the ever elusive Mason had just offered to come pick her up.

She blurted, “That dress can’t be worth more than a few thousand. Why would you believe a child?”

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