From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 219

The Peterson estate was nothing short of a royal palace. Every comer shimmered with splendor and luxury, a testament to their status as local royalty.

Guests, a veritable who’s who of high society from across the nation, mingled with ease and elegance among the opulent surroundings.

Rebecca scanned the room. And there he was, the man she loathed to her very core.

Dressed in a tailored suit that looked like it had been pressed just seconds before, Alex stood amidst a cluster of fawning admirers. Between his fingers, a lit cigarette added to his insouciant charm. His eyes were slightly squinted, as if he was savoring the act of overturning the natural order of things.

In the past, Rebecca couldn’t fathom why Alex always squinted. It was only later that she realized this was the way he looked at his playthings. Contempt, disdain, and revulsion lurked in the depths of his gaze…

The last image Rebecca had seen before her untimely demise was of Alex, eyes narrowed, corners of his lips upturned in a smirk, “Tsk, you’re a tough one, aren’t you? Still clinging to life even now!”

After those words, darkness embraced Rebecca forever.

“Ms. Morris,” a pleasant male voice broke through her reverie, and she looked up to find Alex approaching

her.

the initiative to greet her. In her previous life,

her mind was filled with whimsical notions of marriage. Little did she know that from that day on, she was

thing as love

in her

thought, “I have no reason to

her back. She had thought with Anthea present, she

bones.

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Anthea and offered his hand,

you,” Anthea replied, taking his hand.

Alex and whispered in his ear. Alex’s expression remained unchanged as he turned back to Anthea and Rebecca, “I apologize for any lack of hospitality at my home today due to the large number of guests.

respond, her discomfort

smiled lightly, “Please, Mr. Peterson, attend

eyes narrowed slightly before he turned and walked away. Moments later, he returned, “Ms. Yeager, may I have

Peterson?” Anthea asked, setting down a

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