Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 724

"Luna, did you get that necklace at Auspicious Jewelers? It's gorgeous."

Lydia Leigh asked. She was the eldest daughter of the powerful Leigh family.

"Lawrence gave it to me. He went to the boutique yesterday, saw their signature piece, and bought one for me and one for Seraphina. It cost him millions of dollars."

Luna bragged.

"Lawrence is so sweet. He didn't forget his sister just because he got a fiancée. I'm so jealous.

Unlike my brother, who never buys me jewelry."

Lydia pouted.

"But I'm curious. Right now, who holds a higher place in his heart—you or Seraphina?

Don't give us that 'they are equal' nonsense. We won't accept it."

Layla Leigh actively stirred the pot.

Vanessa Voss chimed in excitedly, "Exactly. Not even two leaves on a tree are identical, so how could your status be the same?

Don't try to fool us, Luna!"

"I really don't know whose status is higher."

Luna kept them in suspense.

Then, she tilted her chin up. "But, when he brought the jewelry back, he definitely let me pick first."

"I knew it, I knew it. You can always find a new wife, but a man only has one sister."

Layla gave a knowing look, and the others nodded in agreement.

"You guys shouldn't say things like that. Lawrence and Seraphina are deeply in love right now. If she hears this, she'll get jealous, and I don't want to ruin their relationship."

"Luna, you are far too considerate."

While this group of young girls chattered away, another circle of slightly older heiresses was chatting nearby.

Vivienne Voss was comforting Quinn Montgomery.

"Let it go. Try to look past it. Lawrence and Seraphina are officially engaged. Instead of being heartbroken, you should just find someone else."

"Exactly. With your qualifications, Quinn, you won't have any trouble finding a great match."

"I just can't accept it. We've been together for so long, and he just drops everything to get engaged to someone else.

I won't accept this."

"What did Lady Lilian say?"

"She told me exactly what you all did. She told me to look past it."

Quinn said in frustration.

She knew perfectly well that when millions of dollars and family interests were on the line, being Lilian's niece meant absolutely nothing.

"In my opinion, Seraphina just has a good family background that makes her suitable for a marriage alliance. As a woman, how could she ever compare to you, Quinn?"

Another heiress chimed in.

"If you want to be a legal wife, you need to look elsewhere.

But if you just want to be a lover, that inexperienced, naive girl might not be able to compete with you."

A socialite pointed out.

Quinn's eyes lit up, but she quickly masked it. "Who wants to just be a lover? I refuse to be a mistress."

"Right, right. Quinn is amazing, and there are so many guys chasing her. Why would she stoop to being a mistress?"

"But in terms of status and power, none of those guys can hold a candle to Lawrence."

One of the heiresses whispered.

Their words landed squarely in Quinn's ears, and she ground her teeth.

What was so bad about being a mistress? Didn't her own aunt, Lady Lilian, climb the ranks by starting out as one? And now she was the official matriarch of the Lance family.

She dined on the finest food, lived in the lap of luxury, and had both endless wealth and her man entirely under her control.

Meanwhile, Hannah Valerius—the intellectual, highly educated first wife—had died early on.

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