Mission: Revenge – The Heiress's Second Life novel Chapter 87

She scanned the room and shook her head. "I've been here for a while and haven't seen Mrs. Yardley speak a single word to her. You're overthinking it."

A dark chill settled in Serena's eyes.

She wasn't overthinking anything. If it weren't for Mrs. Yardley, this banquet wouldn't even be happening.

She had to destroy Clara. Otherwise, Clara would definitely become the young madam of the Yardley family.

"Wearing jeans to an event like this is a deliberate slap in your mother's face," Lillian said, swirling her champagne glass. "I need to come up with a way to force her to change..."

The influx of casually dressed teenagers naturally drew quite a few stares.

A cluster of high-society women gossiped softly.

"The eldest daughter must have dressed down so her friends would feel more comfortable. She's a sweet girl."

"The late Mrs. Lambert—Pearl Preston—was equally kindhearted. Such a tragedy she passed away in her thirties."

"At least she left behind five children. Otherwise, all the wealth she helped build would have fallen into a stranger's lap."

Standing among the socialites, Mrs. Yardley casually let her gaze drift toward Clara.

Once again, she couldn't help but marvel at the girl's impeccable poise.

If Pearl were still alive, and Clara had grown up pampered under her wing, she might actually have considered letting her marry into the Yardley family.

Unfortunately, Clara had spent six years slumming it in the countryside.

Suffering aged a person fast. To survive and secure her place in the Lambert household, even an innocent girl would learn to scheme and plot.

Her family was relatively simple; they had no need for a manipulative, deeply calculating daughter-in-law.

Despite her reservations, Mrs. Yardley found herself continually drawn to Clara's movements.

Even dressed so plainly, every gesture she made radiated an inherent nobility that couldn't be concealed.

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