Over the past few years, the Byron family had lived lavishly. Only Beatrice's daughter, Bella, bore any physical resemblance to Tiffany.
And perhaps because she looked like her aunt, Bella's ego was through the roof. She was absolutely determined to marry into a family even wealthier than the Churchills.
God only knew what was going on in her head.
"He wouldn't dare!" Tiffany was still entirely convinced she had her husband on a tight leash.
Over the years, they had fought plenty of times, and Owen had certainly been linked to his fair share of scandals. But at the end of the day, Tiffany was the only one who truly had a hold on him.
If it hadn't been for this massive blowout over their daughter's marriage, things never would have escalated to the word 'divorce.'
"Tiffany, never underestimate a man. Once their eyes start wandering, nothing you do will bring them back."
Beatrice thought back to the time she had caught her own husband flirting with a widow. Seeing her arrogant sister-in-law on the verge of being tossed out into the street filled her with a dark, twisted thrill.
How exactly had Tiffany comforted her back when Beatrice was screaming at her cheating husband?
*Beatrice, you and my brother have spent half your lives together. Even if he does fool around out there, he'll always prioritize you and the family.*
*Don't worry, our whole family is firmly on your side.*
Her husband had almost crossed the line, but Beatrice caught him before he could seal the deal.
She raised holy hell over it, and he had backed down.
Whether he had tried again since then, Beatrice didn't know—she simply hadn't caught him.
But now, watching her precious sister-in-law facing an actual divorce, the schadenfreude was absolutely delicious.
Beatrice pretended to console her while actively pouring gasoline on the fire.
Tiffany felt a wave of dizzying anxiety, but she ultimately decided to stay at the Byron house.
"Beatrice, thank you for caring about me. You have no idea... my life at the Churchill estate isn't the fairy tale everyone thinks it is."
"Even the granddaughter the main branch just dragged back home dares to mock me."
"That little bitch thinks she can do whatever she wants just because the main branch spoils her. She has zero respect for her elders."
While Tiffany vented her hatred for
Claire, Beatrice fixated on one
crucial detail: the Churchill family.
absolutely adored this
granddaughter and had given her a massive amount of shares.
Her thoughts immediately went to her eldest son, Alvin.
Her son was brilliant, but because their family lacked serious connections, his career had stalled.
If he could somehow latch onto this Churchill heiress, Beatrice's word would carry far more weight than Tiffany's ever had.
Then it wouldn't matter in the slightest whether her sister-in-law got divorced or not. "Tiffany, is that girl really engaged to Dane from the Green family?"
"Didn't they say she was too young and they weren't announcing it publicly?"
If a dirt-poor nobody from the countryside could charm Melissa Churchill back in the
day, why couldn't her own son pull off the exact same trick?
As for the Green family, they hadn't even retaliated the first time the engagement was broken off. Surely, they wouldn't make a fuss this time Feither?
Who knows, maybe the Green family actually despised that country girl and would
be thanking Alvin for taking her off their hands.
"It's not public, but it's an unspoken agreement between the two families," Tiffany sighed heavily.
If Dane hadn't already locked Claire down, why would Tiffany have been so
desperate to force Yolande to date that older divorced man?
"Tiffany, I have an idea," Beatrice whispered conspiratorially.
Tiffany's eyes lit up for a fraction of a second before she firmly shook her head. "No!"
"Claire is way too cunning. Even if
we tried it, I doubt she'd fall for it et
And with Alvin's personality he doesn't have the spine to control
someone like her." fo FindNovel.net
If this backfired and Claire ended up holding the blackmail material over them,
Tiffany would lose the backing of her own family too.
By pure accident, Tiffany's utter selfishness had actually prevented a disaster.