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\u201cTiffany, she\u2019s my mother,\u201d Robert whispered. His resistance was flimsy, like wet cardboard. He wouldn\u2019t meet my eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe disrupts the narrative, Robert! The color palette is champagne, gold, and ivory. She is wearing\u2026 industrial blue.\u201d She turned to me, her smile tightening into a rictus of fake warmth. \u201cEleanor, dear. The ballroom is terribly crowded. We\u2019re expecting the Governor\u2019s deputy, and the CEO of TechCorp is already seated. I know how your leg bothers you with the noise and the standing.\u201d<\/p>\n

I stood straighter, feeling the titanium pin in my leg ache, a familiar phantom. \u201cMy leg is fine, Tiffany. I can sit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot at the head table,\u201d she snapped, dropping the pretense. \u201cWe can\u2019t put you there. It\u2019s for the\u2026 visuals. We have photographers from\u00a0Vogue<\/span>\u00a0covering the reception.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cTiffany, she\u2019s my mother,\u201d Robert whispered. His resistance was flimsy, like wet cardboard. He wouldn\u2019t meet my eyes. \u201cShe disrupts the narrative, Robert! The color palette is champagne, gold, and ivory. She is wearing\u2026 industrial blue.\u201d She turned to me, her smile tightening into a rictus of fake warmth. \u201cEleanor, dear. The ballroom is terribly…<\/p>\n

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