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The crowd's gaze towards Lavinia shifted, growing more complex by the moment.

The elderly woman set her teacup down, her face clouded over, and asked, "Lavinia, is there any truth to what Raine has been saying?"

"No, it's not true!" Lavinia blurted out in a fluster, "It was lent to me by a friend."

"Oh? Which friend?" the old lady inquired, eyebrow arched.

"I... I don't know his name..