The charity auction on the weekend was grand. Famous people who gathered there were big names in the sphere of art collection.

Cordelia was gradually more familiar with events like this. Perhaps it was the noble blood in her. As she stood among the crowd smiling in a gown, she was as if a glistening pearl.

Janine happily introduced her to her business partners as well.

“This is my daughter-in-law!

“Yes, daughter-in-law!”

The woman’s face was split open with a wide grin throughout the networking.

“I know, right? Got myself a gem! Hahaha… Our Zephyr’s lucky!

“What? Elder Mr. Hamerton doesn’t agree?” She immediately raised her voice, causing the people around them to look over.

Cordelia tugged her discreetly.

Janine did not care, though. She kept her voice raised. “Why does it matter if he agrees or not? Am I, or is he the one choosing a daughter-in-law!? The old man disliked me in the past, and now he wants to dislike my daughter-in-law too?

“I refuse to accept this!”

went quieter than

in her heart and felt like crying,

later, people began to whisper

Baker’s getting her message across to

her. The enemy of your enemy is

their grudge is, it’s impossible that she’d embarrass him

“Hmm, makes sense…”

Cordelia and

a pat on the back of

and walked

Janine, how nice would it be when I get

Janine raised her brows. “Hah, silly girl, your mother was

“Really?”

of which, your mom’s the

Cordelia smiled.

going along with Xyla in everything because she

was curious. Why was there a 20-year gap when both of them were so

but I’m scared of reminding her sad past… What happened between you two back then that you broke off your friendship

she answered with a chuckle, “Not that we broke it off. It’s… over a man. We had

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