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Heather simply wanted to provoke Cecilia into anger and make the other guests think Cecilia was immature for arguing with an elder.

Cecilia smiled gently. "Since it concerns my life, of course, I must remember it. Besides, Ms. Escobar was young back then, but you and your sons were in your prime. You should have been able to distinguish right from wrong, shouldn't you?"

With sadness in her eyes, Cecilia continued, "Yet, not only did you fail to discipline Ms. Escobar, but you also said I deserved it. You even made me stand in the snow for a whole night. I was only ten years old back then."

Everyone present instantly understood why she was unwilling to acknowledge James and Jonah as her uncles.

"They are truly inhumane to treat a ten-year-old child like that," one commented.

"Damn, the Escobar family made their fortune because of the Smith family, but I didn't expect them to be so heartless," another said.

"Now that Cecilia is back with the Jamieson family, they are trying to associate themselves with her again. How shameless of them," a third person snarled.

"Indeed..." one concurred.

One by one, they made remarks on the Escobar family's bad behavior.

The faces of James, Jonah, Heather, and Eloise were all very unpleasant.

They wanted to explain themselves as an attempt to salvage their reputation, but the wedding ceremony had already begun.

Hence, they could only swallow a bitter pill in silence and no longer dared to claim that Cecilia was related to them.

Having finally resolved the trouble, Cecilia felt much more relaxed and sipped at wine.

Nathaniel held her other hand. He didn't offer any words of comfort, but his heart ached for her.

"I didn't know you went through so many things in the past," he said.

Cecilia was unfazed. "It's all in the past."

Those things had always been suppressed in her heart, but after speaking everything out today, she felt so much relieved.

Besides, so much time had passed that she truly didn't feel much about those memories anymore.

The faces of the Escobar family members were exceptionally grim. To them, those minor incidents from the past had made them lose face.

At that moment, the lights in the venue dimmed.

The newlyweds, Magnus, walked in while holding the hand of Denise, who was in a wedding dress.

Since Denise's parents were ill and couldn't travel over to attend the wedding, Magnus escorted Denise himself.

The emcee proceeded with the standard wedding ceremony announcements.

Everyone stopped talking and looked toward the stage.

Cecilia also watched the two newlyweds intently. Magnus, in his suit, was tall and handsome, bearing some resemblance to Paula and Regas.

Cecilia couldn't help but lament that time passed so quickly. Even Magnus was getting married.

After the ceremony on stage was complete, Magnus addressed everyone. "Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend my wedding especially hy sister and my brother-in-law Without you two, I wouldn't be where I am today."

Upon hearing him mention "sister" and "brother-in-law," some of the wealthy figures present couldnt help but cast a few glances at Cecilia and Nathaniel.

They then made the simultaneous decision to curry favor with Magnus. With Magnus as a liaison, they could connect with Cecilia and Nathaniel.

Seeing their reactions, Magnus knew he had made the right call today.

He continued, "Please don't mind our simple wedding. I won't say more-do enjoy the food and drinks."

Afterward, he took Denise's hand and offered the first toast to Cecilia and Nathaniel.

In such a setting, Cecilia naturally had to accept the toast.

However, she was still annoyed that Magnus had taken advantage of her and Nathaniel.

"Cecilia, Nathaniel, here's a toast from Denise and me," Magnus said.

"Okay." Cecilia nodded and accepted the toast.