The bustling banquet hall fell silent in an instant. Most people already considered Seraphina Sterling to be uncultured and ill-mannered, so their eyes were already fixed on her. The moment she spoke, her soft voice drew even more attention, capturing the interest of guests who hadn't been paying attention at all.
Seraphina Sterling glanced coolly at Faye Sterling. "Of course one brings a gift to a birthday party. I grew up with my grandfather; I'm well aware of that much."
Upon hearing this, the guests' expressions shifted slightly. Grew up with her grandfather? Wasn't he Walter Sterling, the head of the Sterling family? But hadn't Faye Sterling just claimed Seraphina had been living in the countryside and only recently returned? It sounded like that wasn't the truth at all.
