“They don’t have good intentions. If you go, you’ll only be upset.”
“Exactly. They want to make me upset. So I should make them miserable in return.”
Natalie looked at Terence, tracing a line on his face. She suddenly smiled, a smile mixed with tears and determination.
Terence took her hand. “I’ll go with you anywhere, even through hell and high water. A mere Ward family party is nothing.”
“Thank you.”
The assistant quietly excused himself. He couldn’t help but feel that all Natalie did was gently touch Mr. Lockwood's face, and he looked ready to give her his life.
***
The Gala
The Ward family’s gala to celebrate Marie’s appointment as CEO of the Ward Group was held at a famous hotel in Aurelis. They had invited all of high society’s elites and A-list celebrities. The event was incredibly grand.
“Weren’t there rumors that Natalie and Marie were born in the same hospital and might have been switched at birth? Why would the Ward family still give the CEO position to Marie after something like that came out?”
“It must have been a false rumor. If Natalie were the Ward family’s real daughter, there’s no way they’d give the position to Marie. Besides, making this party so grand is probably their way of setting the record straight for Marie.”
“I heard Natalie started those rumors herself, trying to change her fate and take Marie’s place.”

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