Even After Death by Lilting Champ

Chapter 56

Marina belatedly realized that she had walked into Everly’s trap. She didn’t want to out herself as the mistress, for that’d reveal Olivia’s identity as Ethan’s ex–wife.

She would never do that.

So, she quietened and collected herself. Glaring at Everly, she said, “I’m not. It’s indecent to discuss topics like cheating at a formal event.”

But Everly wasn’t deterred. In fact, she was emboldened. “The mistress is the indecent woman for sleeping with a married man! I have nothing to fear. But Ms. Carlton, you seem very affected by the discussion. Were you someone’s mistress too?”

She promptly behaved. “Oh, right. With a rich husband like you, Ms. Carlton doesn’t have to climb into anyone’s bed at all! If anything, she’ll

that Everly was taking a jab

a notable figure like

gaped at Everly’s impudence. She wasn’t as daring as her best friend, who had the guts to jab at

for him. Sensing the danger, she quickly steered the topic of conversation, “Anyway, it’s all in the past. My late husband will not come back to life. So, please don’t ask me for more details. A cheater is

rude for anyone to press on. Everly almost clapped at Olivia’s

Olivia’s single? Is Keith pursuing her?” She was not the sharpest

be confronted with a new

Ethan got dragged into the discussion. She never expected the event to turn into a huge

in her relationship. She was once the campus belle who had numerous suitors. When she gave up everything and left school, her classmates couldn’t

under control and stole a look at Ethan. He was getting harder to read by the day. He seemed to have given up on Olivia, but he occasionally showed