Restoring a Life After Seven Years of Wrong Love novel Chapter 96

"Willow, your future mother-in-law is standing right by the door. You have to find a way to get on her good side. That's the fastest way to solidify your place in the Shelby family," Quentin Huxley advised.

He spoke with a completely straight face, openly encouraging his own daughter to act as a homewrecker.

"I know," Willow replied, nodding.

The three of them walked toward the banquet hall.

When Simon saw Willow, a bright, sunny smile spread across his face. "Willow! You made it. Let me walk you in."

Willow offered him a flawless, elegant smile. "You look very handsome today, Simon."

The tips of Simon's ears turned red, a hint of bashfulness breaking through his confident demeanor.

Willow turned her attention to Wynne. She gracefully introduced herself, then added a charming compliment, "You take such wonderful care of yourself, Mrs. Shelby. You look like we could be the same age."

The slight annoyance Wynne had felt from being briefly ignored instantly vanished. She covered her mouth and giggled. "Oh, you are just too sweet."

Wynne's three favorite things in life were beauty treatments, playing mahjong, and shopping.

Hearing Willow's flattery, she immediately pulled a small compact mirror from her purse to check her reflection.

However, when Willow introduced Quentin and Rhonda, the smile on Wynne's face slowly dissolved.

Years ago.

Winifred Yeats, the eldest daughter of the prestigious Yeats family, had married a penniless nobody for love—a scandal that had been the talk of their social circles for years.

Winifred suffered from a congenital heart defect, yet she risked her own life to give birth to Yvette for Quentin's sake.

She had loved Quentin with every fiber of her being.

But once Quentin used the Yeats family's resources to build his own empire, he mercilessly kicked Winifred to the curb.

When Quentin brought Rhonda and Willow to the Yeats estate, the sheer betrayal triggered a massive heart attack in Winifred.

Since then, her health had rapidly deteriorated, leaving her reliant on heavy medication just to stay alive.

Mistresses had always been despised across society, but among the elite upper-class families, the hatred ran even deeper.

While Yvette and Jabez's marriage had been kept out of the public eye, many of the powerful families present tonight were well aware of the connection between the Yeats and Shelby families.

By inviting the Huxleys—whose daughter was widely known as his public girlfriend—Jabez was essentially slapping the Yeats family in the face in front of everyone.

Lance's expression was furious.

Jabez had never once visited the Yeats family during the holidays in their seven years of marriage. Outsiders didn't know that, and Lance had swallowed his pride.

Jabez had relentlessly poached projects from the Yeats family to hand to the Huxleys. Lance had tolerated that, too.

But what would Helen think if she saw the Huxleys parading around here tonight?

He dreaded even thinking about it.

As expected, every guest who walked through the doors immediately gravitated toward the Huxleys to schmooze.

One executive asked, "Mr. Huxley, when are your daughter and Mr. Shelby going to tie the knot? Don't forget to send us an invitation when the time comes."

"We certainly won't forget you," Quentin replied, his face glowing with pride.