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!”

auction hall went quieter than the vacuum

heart and felt like crying, holding Janine’s

later, people began

message across to

taking Ms. Jenner as daughter-in-law because she likes her. It’s because Elder Mr. Hamerton hates her. The enemy of your enemy is your friend. This is still the grudge between the Bakers and the

how big their grudge is, it’s impossible that she’d embarrass him completely. If she really didn’t like Ms. Jenner,

“Hmm, makes sense…”

and marched forward in

lower your head,” Janine said with a pat

as well and walked on with the

be when I get

“Hah, silly girl, your mother was even better than

“Really?”

of which, your mom’s the real lady. I’d feel inferior

Cordelia smiled.

along with Xyla

why Cordelia was curious. Why was there a 20-year gap when both

past… What happened between you two back then that you broke

“Not that we broke

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