A Beauty With Multiple Masks

Upon hearing the other man’s question, Oliver was puzzled. “I can name a few, but I’m by no means close to them. My wife does play cards with some socialites from prominent families, though. Why do you ask?”

“You don’t need to know the details. Just help me find out if Mrs. Nightshire of Nightshire Group has her eyes on anyone to be her daughter-in-law.”

“Understood.”

Oliver hung up the phone and relayed the question to his wife.

“Oh, that Mrs. Nightshire… I had the honor of meeting her when I visited a friend yesterday. My friend said that Mr. Nightshire initially wanted her son to marry the daughter of the Greenes from Horington, but Susanne never brought it up again ever since the Greenes got into trouble.”

Oliver nodded. He had heard of this in passing.

“That means that there are currently no candidates,” he concluded.

“As far as I know, no. Word would have gotten out if there was such a person, just like it did with Ms. Greene. Since I haven’t heard anything about it, I assume there is no potential daughter-in-law.”

and immediately called

of relief upon hearing this information. A sense of peace and serenity washed

of a bastard village girl! It doesn’t matter that that girl’s a Maxwell

have forgotten that Oliver’s wife and her friends were

current status, they would

by. Susanne often invited Arielle to play chess with her, and they grew much closer as

departed for Maxwell University, Susanne

you must remember to bring an umbrella when you leave the

obediently. “All right, I’ll

the interaction between the two women. Something about the night made

with Trisha and Jared for breakfast before heading to the

with Arielle, but the plan fell through because he needed to oversee a project in

her friends to keep her

high spirits, but her chubby face scrunched up in dismay when she saw