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s panicking, wasn’t he? Just the way she wanted it “For a short vacation I didn’t even think I’d see Justin here,” she said earnestly “It’s been really interesting here I feel like five days is too short”

“Five is barely enough for this part of the city alone,” Lydia told her “Are you with friends or family?”

“Alone, actually It’s er on Justin’s face She was pushing his temper

“And you didn’t even ring Justin for a short tour?” She looked at her son reproachfully

“I know he’s busy,” Mikaela replied “It was just a e coincidence I had to meet him here”

“Oh how lovely then It’s ement party today, I’d love it if you came”

“But this is a family event,” Mikaela protested

“Let’s just say I’oodwill,” Lydia said with a smile “Justin, would you be so kind to escort Mikaela to our event?”

Justin stiffly held out his arave a faint, bitter look that doubled as his srin In a matter ofalmost all of them except Justin, who knehat she was up to

Mikaela i women ere equally attractive and kind like their mother She wondered why Justin had a cruel streak in hienuinely nice froht along her caeht frorapher allowed and two videographers to fil

She was even introduced to his grand-aunt, the oldest person in the room, whose vision was still as sharp as her brain Mikaela took this tiet to know Justin better, as the dame Victoria was quite talkative

“So are you a model in America?” Victoria asked

Mikaela laughed and shook her head “Unfortunately, no”

“Good, becausemodels, none that we’ve liked so far, but they’re apparently liked online so ot a few hundred followers but they’ve gotbum photos”

Mikaela laughed outright, delighting the octogenarian At least this one showed actual enthusiasm for her stories