The Return of the War Legate by Celestial Clouds novel Chapter 45

Samantha and Cassey were close friends back during university but lost contact after graduating.

Cassey smiled at Samantha’s remark and said, “Please. You’re doing much better than I am. Our friends have been telling me so much about how you’ve married a deadbeat!

“By the way, how much did your deadbeat husband earn from pretending to be the legate at the city that never sleeps? Everyone is just dying to know!”

Samantha was stunned at Cassey’s clearly hostile reply.

It was true that she and Adrian had pretended to be big shots at Southrive.

However, pride and ego are something that is automatically built into every person, so Samantha was left confused wondering how a legit business strategy could become another person’s laughingstock.

Embarrassed, she said, “Why would you say something like that? I thought we were close in the past?”

“Pfft!” Cassey stifled a laugh and was very straightforward with her words as she said, “That’s because you were doing much better than me in the past. But now, you aren’t even worthy of holding my shoe. Even our friends are too embarrassed to invite you to our gathering sessions. We all think you’re a huge disgrace.”

After that, Cassey noticed Adrian and asked, “That’s your deadbeat husband, right? Oh! I almost forgot to introduce you to my boyfriend. This is Mario Pyke from Southrive’s Pyke Group. He’s really famous.”

Cassey was smiling away as she introduced her boyfriend.

‘I’ve heard of the Pyke Group. They aren’t a massive company, but they’re still much stronger than the Cowell Group,’ Samantha thought.

Cassey was clearly showing off, so Samantha decided to ignore this and said, “The both of you look perfect for each other. I’ve got some urgent matters to attend to, so I have to leave now.”

Just as Samantha was about to walk away, Cassey called out and said, “Come on, old friend. What’s the rush? Mario and I are getting married next Monday at Swallowston Hotel. You should come to the celebration.”