Chapter 21

The party was being held at the grandest hotel in Arbington. Nearly all of the distinguished families had been invited, though none of them had heard about Adeline before abruptly receiving the invitation. Considering the scale of the event, it was obvious the Emersons cared a lot about this new adopted daughter of theirs, and everyone's curiosity was piqued. They wanted to see what kind of person the young woman was that the Emersons, who had stayed away from the public for some time now, were suddenly making a big showing on her behalf. On the day of the party, the guests gathered at the hotel earlier than scheduled to await the arrival of the star of the day. Everything was ready, but the Emersons hadn't arrived yet. The guests gathered in small groups to sip their drinks while grumbling about the Emersons. "What's up with Frank today? He invited all of us over to introduce us to his new adopted daughter, but we've been here for ages now. Why haven't they shown up yet?" "You