My Extraordinary Wife

He still ended up throwing a birthday banquet for her.

Men.

Penelope’s determination to seduce Dixon was reignited at the thought of possibly becoming the next Mrs. Haddock.

With that thought in mind, she smiled at Jenny haughtily. In her head, it was a graceful and elegant smile. “Jenny, thank you so much for coming today. It means the world to me.”

Jenny felt a sense of unease at Penelope’s words.

Why is she acting all high and mighty? Just because she got welcomed back into her rich family doesn’t mean she’ll become the queen overnight. Dixon wouldn’t have needed to throw her a banquet if she were so powerful.

She didn’t show any of her disdain on her face. Instead, she plastered a fake smile on her face as she asked, “Is that a branded necklace? It looks so expensive and classy!”

Penelope’s eyes glinted maliciously despite her gentle smile.

“Oh, this old thing? It’s just a regular necklace. It wasn’t expensive at all,” she said in a casual tone. “It’s a design by X called Azure.”

She instinctively began to stroke the pendant hanging from the delicate chain. “This is a pretty rare blue diamond, too. I’ve always loved her work. You know what a big fan of hers I am.”

However, Azure wasn’t a recent design. In fact, it was quite an old design⁠—a classic from X’s earlier years.

Her older works hadn’t been as well received before as they were now. She wasn’t as famous and had much fewer fans then.

so perfect. Some still had

her designs weren’t as expensive either. After all, they used to be

was how Penelope got her hands on

the chance to buy any of X’s designs because they were now

may have been the beloved daughter of the Holt family, but they still weren’t well-equipped enough

so persistent with the

so lucky. You’re never going to want for anything ever again at the Count’s Mansion. In fact, I bet that uncle of yours

snide tone, the envy and respect behind her words still made Penelope feel as though she had spent her money wisely.

modestly, “My uncle truly is a nice person. I’m really just lucky to

Yates family anyway. You were born into it,” Jenny said,

had to force herself to gush out the most shallow, fake compliments

going, she might actually

at the reporters who were standing not too far off as she spoke to

had invited all of them over so they could promote and brag about how well the mother-daughter duo were doing in

show off how many people wanted to get in

image had been curated, Penelope no longer had to worry about suitors. All the handsome, rich young bachelors

was a

was practically

to wonder why they had all shown up. Is

graciously and maintained her elegant stature. She silently promised herself that she would not lose

banquet Mr. Haddock

just business acquaintances, that’s