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.

designs hadn’t always been so perfect. Some

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

Penelope got her hands on the necklace at some

the chance to buy any of

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

the idea that

toward Penelope and 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

envy and respect behind her words still made Penelope feel as though she had spent her money wisely. She silently patted herself on the back for choosing to wear it today,

she still remained calm and said modestly, “My uncle truly is a nice person. I’m really just lucky to be

family anyway. You were born into

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

going, she might actually throw

glancing over at the reporters who were standing

they could promote and brag about how well the mother-daughter duo

to get in

about suitors. All the handsome, rich young bachelors would come and find

a prime

practically glowing with

was starting to wonder why they

elegant stature. She silently promised herself that

banquet Mr. Haddock is throwing for you

don’t say such a thing! Our families are just business acquaintances, that’s all,” Penelope said shyly. However, her blushing cheeks betrayed what she

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