Chapter 971

Carol glanced around at the guests showering Victoria with praise. “And you’re telling me that’s not deliberate?”

Ginny gave a faint laugh. “Of course not. If Victoria ever truly decided to take things seriously, her brilliance would crush everyone in sight. That’s the only way she’d be worthy of her title as society’s number one heiress.”

Melanie couldn’t help but shoot her a curious look. “Ginny, have you actually seen Victoria when she’s serious?”

Ginny’s expression turned thoughtful. “It was years ago. Back then, there was another well–known heiress in our circle, Helena Morgan. She had a childhood sweetheart who was also her fiancé. They were close, and the families were preparing for an engagement.

“But everything changed the day Helena invited Victoria to her birthday banquet. From that moment on, her fiancé fell for Victoria instead–so deeply he even demanded to break off the engagement. It caused a scandal. What should have been a picture–perfect love story collapsed into something ugly, leaving the two of them bitter enemies.

“Since then, Helena has hated Victoria and looked for every chance to cause her trouble.”

Carol lowered her voice. “And how did Victoria handle it?”

only grew bolder. She once dumped a glass of red wine all over Victoria and even shoved her into a swimming

asked almost casually, “Do you know how the Morgan

showed. “Ginny, don’t keep us guessing.

on perfume. One year, they hosted a grand fragrance exhibition and invited half the city’s elite. Victoria attended. And in full

then, Victoria was already well–known, but she hadn’t yet earned the title of number one heiress. After that incident,

wildfire.”


Carol instinctively turned to where Victoria stood, radiant at the center of the crowd. She hadn’t done or said anything to them personally, yet they

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Sharon. Yet all anyone talks about is Victoria. Sharon has no presence at all.

using Victoria’s brilliance as a way to belittle

Victoria may be exceptional, but Sharon

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