"She's the one who promised to get me the invitation to Miss Blackwood's party." Patrick's eyes grew wider and wider as he listened.
The fiancée of the Blackwood family's heir? Wasn't that... the daughter of Vaelion City's wealthiest man, the heiress of the Lancaster family?
Hailey actually knew the heiress of the Lancaster family?
"Hailey, my dear daughter! You... you're incredible!" Patrick's eyes lit up, his hands trembling with excitement. "Excellent! Wonderful! This is fantastic! Hailey, you truly are your father's daughter. I can't believe you've connected with the Lancaster family!"
Getting in with the Lancaster heiress, who was engaged to the Blackwood heir, was as good as making a connection with the Blackwood family itself.
With those two families in their corner, what did Titancrest Group, NovaForge Capital, or Mr. Foster and his friends matter?
With just a word from the Blackwoods or the Lancasters, the Wynn family wouldn't just be saved from ruin-it would soar to new heights!
In that moment, how could Patrick possibly remember Serena? He cast her to the back of his mind, not even bothering to finish his text. He grabbed Hailey's hand, overwhelmed with excitement. "Hailey, you are the hope of the Wynn family! This is what my real daughter is like! The moment there's a chance to help the family, you give it your all, unlike that ungrateful brat Serena..."
At the mention of Serena, a look of disgust crossed his face. "You're so much better than that ungrateful wretch!"
"Of course she is!" Marianne instantly stood taller in front of Patrick, her face beaming with pride. "I told you, our Hailey is a true lucky star! It's in her blood. She was born to stand out, just like her parents. That's why she's so outstanding!"
"Not like that jinx Serena, who only knows how to rely on her face and on men!"
"We don't need to beg her anymore. Our own daughter is the best!"
***
The black Porsche drove smoothly down the road.
Serena leaned back lazily against the seat, her head turned to watch the passing scenery with a languid expression. She was completely unaffected by Patrick.
Just then, her phone began buzzing repeatedly with new message notifications. She pulled it out and casually opened it.
A series of texts from an unknown number appeared on the screen—
[Serena, listen to your father. A girl needs to have self-respect. Moving in with a man this early will make, you look ok cheap. Why don't you come home with me first? I can teach you how to make a man truly care for you, how to make your relationship respectable.]
[I'm happy you've managed to get involved with a wealthy family and have a chance to marry into it! But my biggest fear is that these
men, seeing you have no power or backing, just want to play with you In the end, you'll be left with nothing.] Cóntent
[You need to plan for your future. If you want to go from being a mistress to a wife if you want mairy into a wealthy family, you
the need an identity they can accept... like being a Wynn.]
[If that wealthy family finds out you come from the slums and don't have a powerful family to back you up and pave the way for you, there's no way they'll ever accept you.]
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