Divorced and Pregnant My New Life with a Billionaire Drives My Ex Crazy novel Chapter 402

The little drama earlier hadn’t caused much trouble, but it definitely didn’t escape the notice of a few people hanging out in the corner. They’d been watching from the very beginning, not missing a single moment.

The group didn’t fit in with the rest of the crowd. Even though they followed the dress code like everyone else, there was something about them—an effortless elegance, a natural air of distance—that made it clear they weren’t interested in mingling. From the start of the party, they’d kept to themselves, forming a tight little circle. No one tried to talk to them, and nobody seemed to know who they were. Sure, they all looked like they’d stepped out of some storybook, but everyone just assumed they were the younger generation from some lesser-known family.

Now that the excitement had died down, they started chatting among themselves.

“Wow, who would’ve thought? Real and fake heiresses actually watching each other’s backs? That’s rare.”

“Those two girls are pretty impressive. Personally, I think that old witch from the Simpson family is the real villain here.”

“Seriously. One of the girls knows how to bend when she needs to, the other just says what she thinks. I like them both.”

“I think one of them is about to be a mom.”

“So what? You’re still a girl at eighty, if you ask me.”

“You always know how to talk to women, but just keep it together, okay? This is Stonehill, not Easton Heights. Don’t start anything here.”

“Oh please, like I’d even bother. If we weren’t here looking for our cousin, I wouldn’t have come to this boring party. The only interesting thing was that little scene. The rest of these people are a total snooze.”

“So, did you find him or not? Where is he? We even managed to get inside the Simpson house, and he still won’t show his face?”

“If he wanted us to find him, it wouldn’t be this hard. Remember when he took off to the mountains and said he wanted to become a hermit? Nearly gave his father a heart attack. If Kaden hadn’t run into him and realized he was some kind of medical prodigy, then dragged him back here as an apprentice, he’d probably still be living like a hermit.”

“Honestly, he gave up on the world so young, just because of a first love. Tell me that’s not insane.”

“He’s got issues, but even our family’s medicine can’t fix that. His girl ran off, end of story.”

Wiona let out a breath she didn’t know she’d been holding. She didn’t enter the room, though, wary of the incense because of her pregnancy. She hovered by the doorway.

“Are you okay? Do you remember calling me? You said you were in trouble and needed my help.”

She knew something was off, but she didn’t want to blame Annette outright. So she just said what was on her mind.

Sophie crossed her arms and gave Wiona a sarcastic little smile. “Ms. Morgan, do you seriously think I’d hurt my own aunt? You think I set this up, lured you in here while she was out, just to trap you? Please, don’t flatter yourself.”

Wiona met her eyes, calm and unbothered. “I haven’t accused you of anything, Ms. Clements. Why are you so eager to defend yourself?”

She knew Sophie was a lawyer, and people like that were always playing mind games. But after twenty-two years of surviving the Morgan family’s manipulations, Wiona could spot these tricks a mile away. Sophie had never liked her. And with everything feeling off today, Wiona wasn’t about to let her guard down. Deep down, she was sure Sophie had come prepared for trouble.