From Heartbreak to Happily Ever After

Chapter 490

The ladies from high society buzzed around Shelia like bees to honey, their glasses clinking in endless toasts.

Ashley, eyes darting about like a hummingbird, spotted her chance and swooped in. She plucked a glass of wine from a nearby tray and offered it to Shella with a gracious smile.

“Miss Blair, your reputation precedes you. I must say, the rumors don’t do your beauty justice. Please, allow me to toast to you,” she gushed, downing her wine in one smooth motion.

Shelia raised an eyebrow at the unfamiliar face. “And you are…”

“Ashley Steele, formerly a trainee at Potter Entertainment,” she introduced herself, batting her eyelashes with practiced sincerity. “I’ve always admired you, Miss Blair.”

Shelia was unmoved by the flattery. As the newly discovered daughter, she was more accustomed to envy than admiration.

Still, she played along. “A trainee at Potter Entertainment? Then you must be acquainted with Debra.”

stone in a pond, ripples of tension spreading through the circle of ladies. Everyone knew Debra was Juan’s wife. The atmosphere turned awkward

quickly nodded. “Oh, yeah. In fact, I know

to the crowd. Eyes widened and

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everyone that Ashley was just

breath and dove in. “Well, Debra got into Potter Entertainment through unconventional means. While the rest of us were. stuck in closed! ing, she was always the exception. We’d often see.her getting picked up at

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true? That’s a disgrace.”

desperate measures. With the Frazier family bankrupt, a woman like Debra must

should have cut her loose ages ago. Only a woman like Miss Blair deserves a

eager to please Shelia, knowing she would soon