The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 979

The Williams family's gala was a spectacle that put every other high-society gathering to shame.

It was held at their sprawling estate, which, on the day of the event, buzzed with unprecedented energy. The parking lot resembled a luxury car expo, packed with a dazzling array of limited-edition vehicles-so many that guests could hardly take them all in.

Skyler had sent invitations to nearly every family with so much as a notable surname, regardless of their background or foreign origin. As a result, the guest list included a striking number of international faces.

As people filed into the grand ballroom, excited chatter filled the air. "You know," someone remarked, "we haven't seen an event on this scale in our circle for at least two years. Skyler must really care about this adopted daughter."

"Adopted? She's family, plain and simple. Didn't you see the news recently? Aurora's the one who turned out to be illegitimate.”

"I don't buy it. If Aurora really were illegitimate, would they let it become public knowledge? The Williams family would have buried the story ages ago."

the news broke while Aurora was in Novaris. Even the Williams

is from Novaris, right? You don't suppose she was behind leaking the

secrets by outing Aurora as illegitimate. Aurora's been groomed as the family's number one debutante-meant to marry the best of the best. Now, all of a sudden, her value just dropped

she's really exceptional, being illegitimate shouldn't

say, but there's always a difference between a child born in wedlock and one who's not. Status matters,

public family reunion, gossip was at an all-time high. Everyone was eager to see how Aurora would carry

more, they wanted to get a look at the woman who'd allegedly leaked the secret: the so-called real daughter. No one believed she'd be easy to deal

she was the one who stood to gain. The announcement of the reunion had come right on the

upstanding values brought down a peg. Now, with an illegitimate child in their midst, they seemed no different from any other