Chapter 51

Blossom couldn’t care less, “You know, I’ve been working as a teacher, and there’s this kid in my ss

whose parents are in the middle of a nasty divorce. The mom’s always the one dropping off and

showing up for school events. She even made it crystal clear that no one but her is allowed to pick up

her little one.

Sc, naturally, we follow the parents‘ wishes. When the kid’s grandma came to pick him up, I had to turn

her away and even gave the mom a call to let her know. Grandma did not take it well. She lost her

temper andshed out.”

“I saw the video online. It was chaotic, and she hit you.” Elysia said.

“Just a p on the face. But my colleague pulled me away in a sh. No harm done, see?” Blossom

continued, “If she hadn’t been a senior citizen, I would’ve given her a piece of my

mind.”

Elysia sighed, “Well, you haven’t changed a bit. If that were Winona, she wouldn’t care who it was.

She’d probably break the woman’s arm just to calm down.”

Blossomughed off thement, “I didn’t want to lose my job over some olddy. Let’s not talk about

this mess. It’s great that you’re back, though. Winona’s going to be thrilled when she hears about it.

Just wish I knew when she’sing back.”

“Where did Winona go?” Elysia asked.

“Her husband Zane mentioned she’s abroad, shooting a movie. It’s been over a year, and we can’t

reach her all the time.”

“Can’t reach her?”

“Yeah, she’s on some top–secret project. Signed a non–disclosure agreement and can’t contact

anyone outside the crew during the shoot.”

“Have you tried reaching out to her agent?”

“Same story. Agent’s under a non–disclosure agreement too. The whole crew is.”

Elysia was intrigued. What kind of y required such secrecy? She mused.

“Didn’t Zane go with her?” she quipped.

Blossom shook her head, “Zane’s been busy managing Winona’s familypany. He can’t just up and

leave.”

Winona Newsom was the only child of the Newsom family, and her father Ridley Newsom was a well–

known entrepreneur in Jindale City. With a solid family fortune behind her, Winona, a ssic heiress

with looks and talent to spare, had made quite a name for herself in showbiz, thanks to her

perseverance and the backing of the entire Newsom Group. She was a household name and a top–tier

celebrity within three years.

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Cane, however, had a very different upbringing The quintessential self–made man grew up in a rural

area, came from a poor family, and had many siblings to fend for. Meeting Winona in college was like a

fairy tale they fell in love at first sight and got married right after graduation. Zane’s fortunes soared as

he became the Newsom family’s son–inw, a testament to the power of education to change one’s

life,

“Has Zane been good to Winona over the years?” Elysia asked.

“Oh, the best. Zane’s known in Jindale City as the ideal husband and son–inw. No one has a bad

word to say about him. Unlike you, Winona really hit the jackpot. You skipped out on college to get

married, and look how that turned out. Got yourself yed by a scumbag.”

The details of Elysia’s forced marriage to Tarquin Bradford were unknown to Blossom and Winona. Due

to the marriage being arranged under duress, Elysia was also coerced into – algning a non–disclosure

agreement…

At the time, even the Thorne family had no clue that it was the Bradford family who hade knocking

with a lot wedding gifts for Daphne Thorne’s hand in marriage. It was only after tying the knot that

Elysia found out her husband was from the Bradford n, named Tarquin.

She had heard that the Bradfords, trying to improve Tarquin’s

ill fortune, had selected Daphne based on his apparatus. The Bradfords didn’t reveal their identity when

proposing; they just offered a hefty money and mentioned that the groom was disabled, hoping Daphne

would marry him to fulfill his needs.

Daphne, upon hearing her suitor was disabled, refused outright, throwing a fit and threatening to take

her own life rather than go through with the marriage.