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.

either. After

her hands on the necklace

chance to buy any of X’s designs

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

was why she was so persistent with the idea that X’s

said with an extremely false smile, “You’re 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 would even get you the stars in the sky if you asked for

respect behind her words still made Penelope feel as though she had spent her money wisely. She silently

still remained calm and said modestly, “My uncle truly is a nice

the Yates family anyway. You were

to force herself to gush out the most

kept going, she might actually throw

the reporters who were standing

so they could promote and brag about how

many people wanted to get in their good books after returning

Penelope no longer had to worry about suitors. All the handsome,

was a

was practically

wonder why they had all shown up. Is Penelope that interesting

her elegant stature. She

it. “Penelope, the banquet Mr. Haddock is throwing for you is a pretty huge affair. Is he trying to pursue

Our families are just business acquaintances, that’s all,” Penelope said