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Elena didn’t bother pointing out that her parents had those very contacts, and perhaps her troubles would be a little lighter if they would make so was not the career path they wanted for her, and because of that, they would never help her make it successful or want to admit it to their sophisticated friends

“True,” Elena replied passively, “maybe I need to try a little harder”

“You know darling,” Louis said reasonably, “soe of path is what is necessary to change your luck”

Elena sighed tensely “By that you ?”

“I siiven three years of your life to this… to sculpting It hasn’t gone as you planned and it’s alright to adh to try an alternate method”

“What alternate method is that, Dad?” Elena asked

“Oh, there are so randly “I have already spoken to a nu to employ you in their companies”

“You’ve already spoken to people?” Elena asked, trying to keep the irritation from her voice

“Yes, of course, darling,” Louis replied “We’re having a little party tonight, you’ll get to meet some of them”

“Oh, but don’t worry, Elena,” her mother cut in, “it won’t be all business I have a few nice young men I want you to meet, too It’ll be easier to set you up with a nice boy once you move back in with us; we entertain at least once a week”

Elena was feeling her tolerance and her calm slip away slowly It didn’t help that her perfect twin sister sat opposite her, nodding along with their parents She wanted to remind her whole family that she had not decided yet whether or not tothe fruitlessness of such an attempt, Elena decided to shift the focus off herself

“So, Es with you? We didn’t get to catch up much the last time”

“I believe that was your fault,” Ee to her warmth

Elena inclined her head in grudging acceptance “Yes, I suppose it was”

“Oh, don’t apologize,” Ey, “we knohat a hard tih”