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Chapter 111 - Outstanding Women Are Born

Ivy could see why everyone in this family adored her. She was everything Ivy wasn't.

Tom chuckled, swirling his wine. "Ah… Evans is a very lucky man. Imagine what Winn missed out on." His gaze flicked toward Ivy. "Outstanding women are born, not made."

Ivy's stomach knotted.

She forced herself to smile faintly, reaching for her glass. "I'd drink to that," she said.

Winn's hand brushed Ivy's knee beneath the table—an unspoken apology. His thumb made slow, absent circles on her skin, an act so intimate it nearly made her lose composure. She didn't move away, but her eyes stayed fixed on her plate. You don't get to touch me now, she thought.

Anna shifted awkwardly in her chair, sensing the tension thickening like a storm cloud. "Well," she said, forcing a smile, "at least we're all surrounded by outstanding women tonight."

"Some more outstanding than others," Tom murmured under his breath, taking another sip.

Under the table, Winn's hand tightened around hers this time.

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