Chapter 553

The Hacket family's banquet didn't sport a large crowd. After all, it was meant to welcome Zelda, not to conduct business. Zelda wore an elegant sapphire-blue gown and walked forward with calm, measured steps. Monica was a young adult. Dressed in a princess-style dress, her round face radiated a charming innocence. The moment Monica saw Zelda, her eyes lit up. She quickly closed the distance between them in a few eager strides and linked her arm with Zelda's. "Zelda, you really came! I thought my brother was bluffing." Zelda glanced at the young woman who was now as tall as herself. She recalled how fragile and thin she had been during treatment. At the time, her height barely reached Zelda's shoulder. After a few years, Monica had grown much healthier. "When have I ever bluffed to you, you heartless girl?" Arthur teased with a laugh from nearby. Monica pouted. After her illness was cured, her personality became much more lively. With the support of the Hacket family behind her,