AfterattendingtheInternationalAIConference,Maggiewenttoahoteltoattendheraunt’snephew’sweddingbanquetacoupleofdayter,afterfinishingworkintheevening.
Whenshearrivedatthehotel,sheenteredtheelevator.Justastheelevatordoorswereabouttoclose,shesuddenlyheardsomeonesay,“Waita moment.”
Thepersonspokewhilereachingouttostoptheelevatordoorsfromclosing.
Whenshesawtheperson,Maggie’seyesflickered.
Landon,uponseeingMaggieintheelevator,wasalsosurprised.Althoughtheyhadonlymeta fewtimes,andthsttimewastwoorthreemonthsago,hestillrememberedher.
Henoddedather.Justthen,OldMadamBrownappearedattheelevatordoor.
Shewasalittlesurprisedtoseeherbutquicklyavertedhergazeandenteredtheelevatorasifshedidn’tknowher.
AsLandonwasabouttopressthebuttonforhisfloor,henoticedthatthe18th–floorbuttonhadalreadybeenpressed.
Tohim,Maggiewasanacquaintance,sohesmiledand turnedtotalktoher.Butseeinghercolddemeanor,heimmediatelyrealizedshewasn’tinterestedintalking andchosenottospeakfurther.
Landon affectionatelyputhisarmaroundOldMadamBrown’sshoulders.Shesmiledandgentlypattedhishand.
Maggiequietlyobservedwithoutsayingaword.
Soon,theelevatorarrivedatthe18thfloor.
Themomentthedoorsopened,anoisybuzzfilledtheair.
WhenMaggiesteppedoutbehindOldMadamBrownandLandon,sherealizedtheentire18th–floorlobbywaspackedwithpeople.LoganandJanicewerebothdressedupandstandingnexttothe receptiondesk,weingguestswhohaeforOldMadamBrown’sbirthdaycelebration.
Indeed,todaywasOldMadamBrown’s70thbirthday.
MaggiequicklyrecalledthisasshesawOldMadamBrown’sfestiveandelegantattire.
AssoonasOldMadamBrownappeared,peopleimmediatelynoticedherandcameuptogreether.“Look,thebirthdaystarhasarrived!”
SomepeoplealsonoticedMaggiebehindher.
Seeingherbeautyandgracefulbearing,theywereimmediatelystruckandsaid.“OldMadam,isthisyourgranddaughter?Nowondershe’sbeenabletocharmthemostoutstandingyoungtalentsinthecity.She’sreallybeautifndhasacertaingracejustlikeyouwhenyouwereyoung.Youmustbetrulyfortun
Maggiewantedtoleaveimmediately,butthecrowdwastoothick,andshecouldn’tgetthroughthesilly.
Loganandtheotherswerenotfaroff.
WhentheysawMaggieandOldMadamBrownarrivingtogether,theywereall surprisedforamoment
Forabriefmoment,theyallthoughtthatOldMadamBrown hadinvitedMaggietoattendherbirthdaycelebrationButhowcouldthatbe?
TheyquicklyrealizedthatMaggiemust havetoattendtheweddingbanquetnextdoor.Thehotelhaddedicatedelevators,andpeopleunfamiliarwiththyoutsometimesmadethewrongturn.Ithadhappenedafewtimesalready.
HearingtheremarkthatMaggieresembledOldMadamBrownwhenshewasyoung,Maggie’sfacedarkened,andshewas abouttospeakupwhenOldMadamBrowncalmlysaid,“You’vemistakenher.Sheisnotmygranddaughter.Idon’tknowher.”
AtthemomentOldMadamBrownspoke,FranklinandJuliasteppedoutoftheelevator.
UponseeingJulia,someoneimmediatelyrecognizedherandsaid,“What’swrongwithyoureyes?ThisistherealgranddaughteroftheOldMadam.”
Everyone’sattentionquicklyshiftedtoJuliaandFranklin.
Thetwoofthem,lookingsowell–matchedwiththeiroutstandingappearances,attracteplimentsfromtheguestsaroundthem.“Nowondershe’sastudentofsuchadistinguishedschr;herdemeanorissomethingordinarypeoplecan’pareto.”
“Indeed.”
Rex,Levi,andtheotherswerealsothere.
TheywereunawareofthplicatedrtionshipsbetweentheBrownandGreenfamilies,sowhenOldMadamBrowndismissedthemistakenidentity,they didn’treactmuch.
LoganandLaurendidn’tspeakeither.
Watchingitall,Sophiawasquitepleasedinherheart.
Jane,whohadbeenobserving,wantedtosaysomethingbutloweredherhead,notdaringtospeakwithsomanypeoplearound.
Atthatmoment,Maggie’s grandmother,OldMadamMiller,andheryoungerbrotherandsister,XavierandHugo,alsowalkedoutoftheelevator.
“Cousin?”
Assoonastheysawsomanypeople,XavierandHugoweretakenaback,thennoticedMaggieabouttoleave.
WhenMaggieheardHugo’svoice,sheturnedaround andsawhergrandmotherandheryoungersiblings.
Soon,HugoandOldMadamMilleralsosawFranklin.
However,OldMadamMilleralsospottedLogan,Janice,andOldMadamBrownatthesametime.
Maggiepursedherlipsandturnedbacktowalktowardhergrandmother.Supportinghergrandmother,shesaid,“Grandma,theweddingbanquetisoverthere.”
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