The Divorced Heiress Is Getting Married Again novel Chapter 76

76 An Idol 

The woman raised her eyebrows, unsure about the meaning behind his words. 

Kyle explained. “You already know that people like me enjoy each other’s drama more than anything. How 

about 

you get them another juicy bit to savor?” 

He returned to the couch and added, “Ask Mr. Clark to set a secret fund for you and then unveil it to others as if it was your money all along. This way, you can come up with a tear–jerking story about how you were secretly rich all along thanks to your wits and hard. work and didn’t want to reveal it to anyone because you wanted people to like you for who you were and not because you were rich too.” 

Samantha’s eyes sparked with excitement. It was perfect; a Cinderella story that would be eagerly consumed by the media and everyone, not just high society, as long as they enjoyed the gossip. 

She smiled, and this time, it was a genuine emotion. 

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Natalie brought two cups of tea into Amelie’s office 

and placed a tray of assorted cookies and candy on the 

coffee table next to Penelope. As she left, Amelie gestured for the girl to eat whatever she liked and the latter gladly accepted that offer, even though her entire face was red from blushing so much. 

“I’m glad you are not trying to starve yourself for the cotillion,” Amelie started as she tasted the tea in her 

cup. “When I was about to make my debut, I was under the wing of Mrs. Virginia Weil, Lauren Weil’s mother. Since she couldn’t get her daughter as her protege, she sunk her claws into me and I was only allowed to eat plain salads twice a day for two months! I almost fainted when I had to do the fan dance with other girls!” 

Penelope blushed again and resonated with her mentor’s story. “She even squeezed you into a very suffocating corset and after the formal part of the evening was over, Mr. Clark sneaked you to the changing room and cut the corset strings with the steak knife he stole from the kitchen.” 

Amelie arched her eyebrows and Penelope almost exploded as she realized what she had just said. 

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“This is from the interview I once gave to the ‘High Brow‘ magazine several years ago… You read that article?” 

Penelope nodded awkwardly and lowered her gaze to her feet. “Yes… I have read every single article about you, Mrs. Ashford. You are… kind of like an idol to me, you see. I have more than a dozen scrapbooks with your pictures and interviews plastered all over the pages.” 

At first, Amelie was not sure how to react; this was the first time she had met someone who saw her as a celebrity or even an “idol“. But it was somewhat flattering regardless. 

“Oh my, I had no idea!” She laughed wholeheartedly to help the girl get rid of her persistent shyness. “I guess I should be glad that I have managed to become a positive example to young ladies like you.” 

Penelope’s cheeks turned red again but it was evident that she started feeling a lot more relaxed in Amelie’s presence. 

“Please don’t take it the wrong way, Mrs. Ashford! I am not really obsessed or anything… It’s just that you are 

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so beautiful and have such a good personality that… Well, I just want to be like you in every aspect of my life. I am truly grateful that you have chosen me as your protege. I promise I won’t let you down!” 

Now, Amelie felt a little guilty for trying to use this girl against Samantha. Everything she said to her seemed genuine and she caught herself regretting that it was Penelope who chose her to be her idol. 

‘If you only knew… Neither my life nor my personality turned out to be quite so good.‘ 

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“Are these the papers from the accountant you hired?” 

Richard accepted the documents from his assistant’s hands and started going over them with a serious. expression. Ron nodded in confirmation. 

“Yes, everything has been set up according to your instructions, Sir.” 

“Good. Well done.” 

Richard’s eyes were still leisurely gliding over the papers but his mind was miles away. He recalled the conversation he had with Samantha several days ago 

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which prompted him to resort to such unorthodox measures in the first place.