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Chapter 7 Introducing Laney as Mrs Carter in Public Chapter 7 Introducing Laney as Mrs Carter in Public VPN 76 +10 Free Coins Right then, the righteous look on Laney's face as she scolded her made Grace bristle. She was done enduring it. "Whatever's between us, Miss White, you're an outsider." "Outsider?" Margaret snapped. "You're the outsider! Everyone knows my son married Laney." She practically spat the words. "We don't need you here. Leave!" "Mom." Ethan finally spoke, and Margaret turned away in a huff. "All of you, out." Laney frowned lightly. "Ethan, your injury..." "Out.

Now." Ethan's temper flared. No one dared push him. Evelyn shoulder-checked Grace as she passed. Laney brushed close and whispered in Grace's ear, "Grace, I'll be accompanying Ethan to the business gala tonight. Sorry, but I might have to attend under the title Mrs. Carter." Mrs. Carter? The door shut. Ethan fixed his eyes on Grace. "You've gotten bold, haven't you? You do everything I hate just to provoke me? Since you walked in, you've done nothing but bicker with Laney. Did it even cross your mind to ask how I'm doing?" But he hadn't spared a thought for the slap Grace had taken.

Her heart went ice-cold. A car accident? From head to toe, Ethan looked fine, just a scrape on his arm. He looked healthier than she did. "Grace, you're less and less like a decent, domestic woman," he said, disappointment plain in 1/5 11:35 Mon, Feb 16 hapter 7 Introducing Laney as Mrs Carter in Public VPN 76 +10 Free Coins s eyes. e almost laughed. "I've changed? What about you? Have you ever once thought about how I el with Laney by your side? When did my feelings stop mattering to you?" he was the one accusing him? ow dare she?

lave I not spent money on you all these years?" Ethan shot back. "I bought you a house, a car, ive you lacked for anything? Is it necessary to compare yourself to someone who's ill?" Compare?" race felt the anger swelling under her ribs. 'hy had her patience, time after time, never earned even a scrap of understanding or atitude? id her endurance mean anything at all? than, it's getting late. We should get going," Laney said, pushing open the door. hey were heading to a gala. race caught Ethan, who was storming out. Her voice was rough.

"Ethan, don't forget, you said e only wanted a wedding." ot a status. e said nothing, pulled his arm free, and left. race drove back to the office in a daze, the warmth in her chest cooling by the mile. he even started to wonder if Ethan had ever loved her. Miss Miller? Are you going to Titan Group's gala tonight? Mr. Carter will be there," her cretary asked. itan Group was hosting an embroidery mixer. Every company in the field had been invited; most would show up, if only to get their faces known. race had originally planned to attend with Ethan. But he had a date now. What about her?

Give me a minute." 5 2/5 11:35 Mon, Feb 16 ns apter 7 Introducing Laney as Mrs Carter in Public I VPN 76 +10 Free Coins f course." ace sat and stared at the photo on her desk, her and Ethan. Same faces as always, yet nehow strangers. t time it was the wedding. This time, a gala. xt time, would they make it official and register? I, itter smile tugged at her mouth. dl 15 om start to finish, Ethan hadn't offered her a single apology. sappointment hollowed her out. e closed her eyes and heard her mother's voice from long ago, "Never abandon your egrity or your career." egrity?

ound Ethan, she wasn't allowed to have integrity. She was expected to be docile, dutiful. ybe she'd been sickened enough lately. Suddenly, she didn't want to be obedient anymore. egan." r secretary opened the door. "Yes, Miss Miller?" et me a gown for Titan Group's gala." Grace gazed out the window at the towering 7scrapers. ght away!" : o'clock sharp. a black, off-the-shoulder, floor-length gown, Grace arrived at the venue. She handed over r invitation and was shown inside. ads turned.

the embroidery world, everyone knew, the cofounder of Pinnacle Designs was strikingly autiful and famously low-key. If there wasn't a deal on the table, she rarely appeared. night, her smile was effortless and bright, as if the recent scandal hadn't touched her at all. 3/5 11:36 Mon, Feb 16 Chapter 7 Introducing Laney as Mrs Carter in Public VPN 76 'eople wondered what that wedding had really meant, but no one asked to her face. Miss Miller." Miss Miller, you look stunning." +10 Free Coins `amiliar owners and executives gathered to chat; Grace lifted a glass and spoke with them asily.

Across the room, Ethan saw her, and his expression darkened at once. Why is she here? No one would publicly question why the bride had changed, but whispers were inevitable. He'd brought Laney tonight to silence speculation. Grace's arrival changed the calculus. Now people would either decide his relationship with Grace had always been a sham, or that e was a heartless man. Reputation was the one thing Ethan could not stand to lose. Mr. Carter." Ethan." He ignored the greetings, marched over, and without a glance at Laney, grabbed Grace by the vrist and led her out of the ballroom.

The onlookers traded intrigued looks. Excuse me, miss, may I ask who you are?" one owner asked Laney. Tucking a stray lock behind her ear, Laney smiled shyly. "I'm Ethan Carter's wife." His wife? Then why hadn't Mr. Carter said so? Still...the bride at that wedding had been this woman. What on earth was going on? Within moments, the wives of several owners huddled together, whispering. They were traditional, steeped in the old codes of the embroidery trade. They favored the 4/5 11:36 Mon, Feb 16 Chapter 7 Introducing Laney as Mrs Carter in Public longstanding partner, the original woman.

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