The Wife He Forgot to Marry (Winona and Yule) novel Chapter 877

It was a common phenomenon—whenever people saw a woman their own age achieving massive success, especially a beautiful one, their first instinct was to tear her down rather than respect her.

Winona couldn't care less about their petty whispers. She strode confidently into the venue, found her seat, and opened her phone for one last review of her notes.

A young woman took the seat next to her. She was dressed in a sleek black suit, her short hair perfectly styled, highlighting her delicate features.

She flashed Winona a bright smile. "Hi, I'm Lucy Sawyer. I'm actually here representing my boyfriend—he's the one who was supposed to be in this seat. He used to be a professor at Capital University but now runs his own research firm. I'm his vice-director. When he's too busy, I attend these things for him. Are you here representing your boyfriend too?"

Winona blinked, a bit thrown, before politely replying, "No, I was invited by the organizers."

Lucy looked surprised, but then a knowing smirk crept onto her face. Leaning in close, she lowered her voice. "The academic circle here in the Capital is notoriously hard to break into. If you're sitting in this section, your boyfriend must be incredibly well-connected. We should double date sometime. Let our boyfriends network."

Lucy automatically assumed Winona's "boyfriend" was an older, wealthy executive, just like hers. If Winona's backer turned out to be richer and more generous, Lucy fully intended to dump her current guy and set her sights on Winona's.

Successful men loved having multiple beautiful women around, after all.

Winona politely declined. "No thank you, he's very busy."

Lucy shot her a look of pure pity, assuming Winona had zero leverage over her powerful sugar daddy. Clearly, the guy threw money at her but kept her on a tight leash.

The seminar kicked off, and Winona gave her full attention to the senior industry leaders presenting on stage.

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