"I heard Miss Sweeney isn't feeling well!"
Carley overheard some of the gossip but paid it no mind. She knew her arrival would spark discussions, but she didn't care. After all, her purpose was to show everyone that her face had healed. She was no longer the ugly duckling.
Nola and Mrs. Kaur entered the room and immediately noticed the radiant Sylvia and the beautifully transformed Carley. Both women were stunning and drew everyone's attention, making Nola's eyes burn with jealousy.
"Mom! Look at them!"
"Ah, my daughter is not ugly; she's very pretty too," Mrs. Kaur consoled Nola, hiding her bitterness. Compared to Sylvia and Carley, she and her daughter felt shabby. They lacked the others' figures, grace, and beauty. It was infuriating!
Jocelyn hid in the lounge, smashing everything in sight in a fit of rage. "Damn it! Why does Carley get to be so beautiful while I become so hideous?" The servants trembled in fear, not daring to move. Jocelyn had sent them to check if Carley had arrived, and they reported that Carley wore the latest limited edition Moonlight gown from X brand. This news drove Jocelyn mad.
"Miss... please don't be angry. She looks good now, but she'll get ugly again soon," a servant cautiously tried to comfort Jocelyn.
"You know nothing!" Jocelyn seethed with rage. She had to make Carley pay. With a cold smile, she called a servant over and whispered something in her ear. The servant was shocked. "Miss... isn't this too much?"
"What's wrong with it? Just do as I say," Jocelyn said venomously, handing the servant a small bag from a drawer. "Go! I'll be waiting for your good news."
Carley's face had healed, and she even had a beautiful friend now. Jocelyn couldn't stand it. Her face turned pale with anger, almost fainting. Her own face had started to rot after seeing Carley yesterday, causing excruciating pain and sleepless nights. She blamed all her suffering on Carley and vowed revenge.
Her brothers wouldn't help her, so she would handle it herself. The thought of Carley's downfall made her smile with twisted delight, her eyes filled with madness.
The servant left the lounge, clutching the small bag nervously but didn't dare approach Carley directly. Instead, she intercepted a familiar servant serving drinks in the hall.
"Let me take this wine to Miss Kaur. She's friends with our Miss, who can't come down herself," she said.
The male servant handed her the tray without suspicion. "Alright, go ahead."
The female servant took the tray to a corner, quickly slipped a small packet from the bag into the wine, and then carefully approached Carley.
"Miss Kaur, have a drink."
Carley casually took the glass, swirled it, and handed it to Sylvia. "Miss Andrews, please."
Sylvia accepted the glass, and Carley picked up another one. "Miss Andrews, thank you for everything recently. Cheers."
Sylvia smiled slightly, sniffing the wine's aroma with a glint in her eye. "It's crowded here and standing is tiring. Shall we move to the lounge?" she suggested.
Carley nodded, feeling tired from her high heels. They greeted Clare and Dariel before heading to the lounge.
The female servant watched as Carley didn't drink the wine but placed it on a table instead. Sylvia had taken out her phone to show Carley something, making her laugh heartily.
The servant grew anxious but could do nothing but watch from the shadows.
In the lounge, Sylvia typed a message on her phone screen for Carley to read silently: "There's something in the wine."
Carley's expression changed slightly as she mouthed the words. Sylvia nodded with a faint smile. "Yes. The smell is off. Don't drink it."
Carley pretended nothing was wrong. "How did you notice?"
Sylvia raised an eyebrow, her beautiful face glowing softly. "I studied wine for a while."
She casually scanned the room and spotted the sneaky servant hiding in a corner.
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The readers' comments on the novel: After divorce, Ex-wife Revealed Identities
I just started to read this because it said it is "finished". Np I am stuck on the middle of it. What it is all about?...
there is update for quite while....
Please update. I still hope to finish this story. I really like it....
Story says complete but it is incomplete...
please let franklin and sylvia back together. thanks...
Update please. Any chance of more than one update a day? Thankies....
Is there no chance of getting more than 1 chapter a day please?...
I hope his not getting parasite love poison too. And get untangle with other women....
I'm just wondering is this the last chapter? I know that this book is not finished but it does say completed. I love it and don't want it to stop just like that....