The Return of the War Legate by Celestial Clouds novel Chapter 10

Not long after they arrived home, there was a knock at the door.

Rue went to get it and when she saw who it was, she frowned. “Clara, Simon, why are you here?”

The woman was Clara Cowell, Samantha’s cousin.

Clara had always been her grandmother’s favorite, but she could not stand how Samantha was doing better than her so she would always try to one-up Samantha.

She came up with all sorts of schemes. Once, she even tried to make Samantha marry a disabled man.

The worse Samantha’s life was, the happier Clara would be.

The man standing beside Clara was her fiance, Simon Black, the eldest of the Black family children.

Rue did not want to see them, so she quickly closed the door to stop them from coming in. However, Clara was able to push her way in and frowned. “Why are you so anxious, Rue? I’m here to see Samantha.”

Rue was pushed aside.

Clara and Simon walked in and looked around.

“What business do you have with Sam?” Adrian, who was sitting on the couch, asked when he saw them.

That was when they noticed him.

After they took a good look at him, Clara chuckled. “Adrian Xander. I heard from the Xanders that you’re back. I guess you really are.”

Simon smiled and said, “Adrian, is your wife home? We’d like to take her out. We’ve made reservations at a pub, so she won’t be coming back sober. Haha.”

“All right, enough with the bullsh*t.” Clara crossed her arms.

“My grandmother asked me to come to see Samantha because we’re going to work with the Yellowstone Group. Grandmother wants her to meet George of the Livingston family.

“Adrian, get your wife out here and have her dress up nicely. If we’re late, it’s going to be a problem,” Clara said confidently.

After Samantha married into the Xander family, Henry passed away and his company, Paraiso, fell apart. The Cowells, who had always cared more about money and power, looked down on Samantha. Her grandmother, Violet Barker, did so as well.

Adrian asked, “Is this one of your schemes?”

Clara smirked and side-eyed Adrian. “Why do you have so much to say? Get your wife to dress up. How she treats Mr. George will determine if we get to sign the partnership agreement with them or not.”

“Hurry up. Where’s your wife?” Simon frowned and raised his voice.

Violet had Samantha kicked out of the family home years ago. But now that they needed her help, they were not ashamed to drag her along.