The entire table lifted their glasses.
“Cheers to the Wilson family,” she said with a dazzling smile.
Everyone echoed, “Cheers!”
Then she turned slightly toward me.
“Except Emily,” she added casually, as if she were making a harmless joke. “The family’s failure who only has money.”
Laughter exploded around the table.
My mother covered her mouth while laughing. My father shook his head like the joke was hilarious. Even a few of the groom’s relatives chuckled politely, unsure whether it was funny but unwilling to ruin the mood.
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