The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress novel Chapter 495

At that moment, Dick was busy mingling with the crowd, making connections wherever he could.

Not far away, Aline was deep in conversation with a group of well-dressed ladies.

She sat at the very center of their little circle, basking in their admiration, finally enjoying her moment in the spotlight.

The Glenwood family was the most powerful household in Crestwood. Even though Dick wasn’t Scales’s biological son—just his adopted child—Scales doted on him. And the Glenwood name alone was enough to open any door. Now that Aline was Mrs. Glenwood, she knew everyone out there would have to call her by that title, whether they liked it or not.

Aline sat perfectly poised, sipping her champagne as one woman after another came up to toast her and heap on the compliments. If they’d gone any further, they might have praised her all the way back to infancy.

“Mrs. Glenwood, your skin is just flawless—like porcelain, honestly.”

“If you have time, Mrs. Glenwood, we should book a spa day together sometime.”

“I absolutely love that necklace, Mrs. Glenwood. I’ve had my eye on it for ages, but my husband says it’s too expensive. I wish I had a husband like yours!”

“Mrs. Glenwood, I heard you have a daughter. Does she have a boyfriend yet?”

“If not, perhaps she could meet my son sometime?”

Aline had never experienced this kind of attention before. She made a show of it, playing the part of the prestigious hostess to perfection.

Just then, a few middle-aged men hurried over. Aline assumed they’d come to greet her, so she offered them a gracious smile.

But the men barely glanced her way. Instead, they strode right past her and approached the ladies in her circle, grabbing their wives by the arm and pulling them aside.

In the blink of an eye, Aline was left standing alone.