From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 231

Seeing Edna and Jonah heading straight for a fairy–tale ending brought her immense joy

the longied froseif not as Miss Fletcher, the lesser known daughter of a local family, but as the nightful Miss Lindsay, heiress to the Lindsay legacy

The Lindsays and the Christensens were as thick as thieves, and soon enough, Darleen would rub shoulders with Mc Christensen and take on the esteemed role of Mrs. Sinclair

Edna nodded affirmatively, “You better get ready”

*I’m on it!‘ Darleen dashed into the house with the speed of a gazelle.

Jessica, lost in thought, gave Edna a meaningful look before speaking. Tve got a jar of pure wildflower honey, brought from the countryside by a friend. Take it to Janet, will you?”

A smile curled at the corner of Edna’s lips, ‘T be sure to pass on Janet’s thanks.”

Jessica instructed the maid to fetch the honey.

In no time, Darleen re–emerged, dressed to the nines.

Just then, Edna’s phone rang. Her expression shifted noticeably as she answered, but she quickly regained her composure and hung up with a smile, waving at Darleen, “That was Janet, hurrying us along Let’s not keep her waiting

thing,” Darleen nodded in agreement.

ignoring the subtle shifts in the room’s atmosphere, and promptly escorted Darleen out the

be smug

shared the sentiment, indeed! As if Jonah would ever spare

was stem, ‘Once she marries into the Lindsay family, our family will

fell like a heavy

neither daring to user another word

the Fletcher estate, Edna’s sunny

hopped into a rideshare and left the villa

“Huh, why didn’t Janet

adept at reading her moods,

for Darleen were

the arts, and Darleen’s

a chilling silence or worse, physical reprimand. Thankfully, Darleen had

a hotel in Capital

supposed to

at Edna, she asked, “Mom, are we in the wrong place?”