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Chapter 722 – Conspiracies and Schemes
*****The incident had occurred just a few days after Xavier’s release from prison… the second time she and Victor had crossed paths with him since he caught them together in his bed… the same bed he had bought for their wedding. And they hadn’t just run into him that evening… they had made sure to turn it into a spectacle.She could still see the look on Xavier’s face as they deliberately made things difficult for him.He didn’t belong in a place like Starry Sky, they told themselves. He was a filthy ex-convict, dragging the stench of prison with him, and contaminating the air of a refined establishment.Everyone around had understood their point, some even looking ready to help toss him out.And then… Grace had arrived.Grace, whose cold indifference had sliced through the crowd like a blade through silk. Grace, who hadn’t merely defended Xavier but had laid bare their sins for all to see... how Xavier had landed in prison for attacking Victor after catching him molesting her.
Chapter 721 – The Poor Lady’s Realization
*****The other third-rank family leaders nodded their heads, each of them imagining how it would feel if they could also bully a rival with such ease. The atmosphere thickened with restless ambition.Through it all, the lady was invisible.Her existence dissolved in real time that only her boyfriend’s parents spared her a glance… a sharp, frosty glance that could have frozen boiling water.The father’s jaw tightened, and the mother’s nostrils flared, both of them sighing with audible relief that the attention had shifted away… only to immediately glare at their son, their eyes sending silent daggers.The daggers came with messages: "You’ve got explaining to do later."And the smaller, sharper daggers: "Dump her, now!" In the third section, the lady felt the heat in her chest begin to cool. Her hand came up, pressing against her collarbone as though she could steady her racing heart.Relief. That was the first emotion.The second came unexpectedly: a sudden, harsh understand
Chapter 720 – The Poor Lady II
*****Subconsciously, the lady’s fiancée’s stories came rushing back to her… tales he had told her about the terrifying power of the upper Second Rank families, how they could end a career, a business, or an entire bloodline over a perceived slight.And she was from an unranked family. Not even on the city’s social map.'Oh God. What have I done?! They’re going to kill me. Or worse… feed me life to a starving lion?’ She was horrified.The lady quickly forced herself to look toward the front of the hall. Every pair of eyes up there… those elegant, expensively dressed titans, was currently on her.And as expected, theirs wasn’t the same disgust she felt from the lower sections. No, their gazes were cool, unreadable, and far more unnerving.It was the look of people who could decide your fate with a single word… and might just be weighing whether it would be amusing to do so.Her heart hammered against her ribs at this, each beat louder than the last. Her hands trembled slightly i
Chapter 719 – The Poor Lady
*****For one long, suspended moment, the grand hall fell into a silence so sharp it could have sliced through glass.The hush was not caused by the announcer’s voice itself… no, that deep, ceremonious tone had been sounding all evening without causing more than the occasional polite pause.The announcer, part of the event planner meticulously arranged, had one job: announce the arrival of each Upper Second Rank family with the kind of grandeur usually reserved for royalty or movie stars.In Riverton City, this tradition of announcing the names of the distinguished persons in an event was a signal for the crowd to crane their necks, to confirm the rumors, and to bask in the reflected glow of privilege.And indeed, until now, that’s exactly what had happened.Every new name called had drawn an eager sparkle to the eyes of those in the second and third sections, who hurriedly turned toward the doors as if an A-list celebrity were about to stroll in and autograph their foreheads. M
Chapter 718 – The Sky Family is Here
*****“Lucky me that I dumped that stupid loser when I did. I could have wasted my life drowning in mediocrity… never knowing what the real world looked like and what power felt like.” Sarah muttered this to herself, her lips curling into a self-satisfied smirk,She imagined herself, stuck in ignorance forever, cooking bland dinners for a man who would never rise above average. The image alone was enough to make her want to scrub her skin.Just then, a bright, almost giddy smile broke across her face as her gaze latched onto Lucius like he was the sun breaking through clouds.Her thoughts turned syrupy with infatuation. ‘Once I become his woman, I’ll learn everything, every secret, and every path to power.’ The thought curled warmly in her chest, sparking anticipation.…Meanwhile, back at the front of the hall, the charade of polite formalities carried on.Everyone pretended they didn’t understand the subtext… that for the mighty Myron family to attend an event like this would
Chapter 717 – Sarah’s Reaffirmed Decision
*****Nevertheless, the tension had been felt, and no amount of fake laughter could completely erase the fact that the Myron name had just shifted the mood like a sudden temperature drop.Meanwhile, in the third section, confusion currently brews.The guests brought in by the descendants of third-rank families were currently looking to their hosts for answers.“Love,” Sarah leaned closer to Victor, her brows furrowed, and her voice pitched low, “I’ve heard of the Myron family before. But… why did everyone just go weird a second ago? Especially the Scoan patriarch? He looked like he swallowed a lemon dipped in arsenic.”Victor’s gaze instantly flicked around cautiously upon hearing his woman, scanning the room as if checking for hidden ears. When he finally leaned in to answer, it was in a hushed, conspiratorial tone.“You don’t know… but the Scoan family isn’t like the other upper second-rank families.”Sarah’s eyes narrowed, her curiosity further piqued. “Not like the others?
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