The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 495

At that moment, Dick was busy mingling with the crowd, making connections wherever he could.

Not far away, Aline was deep in conversation with a group of well-dressed ladies.

She sat at the very center of their little circle, basking in their admiration, finally enjoying her moment in the spotlight.

The Glenwood family was the most powerful household in Crestwood. Even though Dick wasn't Scales's biological son-just his adopted child-Scales doted on him. And the Glenwood name alone was enough to open any door. Now that Aline was Mrs. Glenwood, she knew everyone out there would have to call her by that title, whether they liked it or not.

Aline sat perfectly poised, sipping her champagne as one woman after another came up to toast her and heap on the compliments. If they'd gone any further, they might have praised her all the way back to infancy.

"Mrs. Glenwood, your skin is just flawless-like porcelain, honestly."

"If you have time, Mrs. Glenwood, we should book a spa day together sometime."

"I absolutely love that necklace, Mrs. Glenwood. I've had my eye on it for ages, but my husband says it's too expensive. I wish I had a husband like yours!"

I heard you have a daughter. Does she have

not, perhaps she could

kind of attention before. She made a show of it, playing the part of the prestigious hostess to

hurried over. Aline assumed they'd come to greet her, so she offered them

barely glanced her way. Instead, they strode right past her and approached the

of an eye, Aline was

was happening. She watched as the men, their brows furrowed, whispered

lost your mind? Why are you hanging around with her? Did you not see

people like that? That couple is nothing but trouble. We need to

Saunders family. We can't afford to be

man, red-faced with fury, jabbed his finger at his wife and barked, "I brought you to this party to learn something, not to make friends with the bottom of the barrel. If the е Saunders family finds out we've been mingling with people like her,

darling. I just thought, well, since she's Mrs. Glenwood now, it would be good to know her. I didn't mean

realizing just how much trouble they might have brought home, all looked stricken. Each one shot Aline a withering glare before hurrying away after their