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

After all, they used

her hands on the

chance to buy any of X’s designs because

Holt family, but they still weren’t well-equipped enough to

was so persistent with the idea that

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

tone, the envy and respect behind her words still made Penelope feel as though she had spent her money wisely. She silently patted herself on the

modestly, “My uncle truly is a nice person. I’m really just lucky to be able to return to the Yates

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

gush out the most shallow, fake compliments

going, she might

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

could promote and brag about how well the mother-daughter duo were doing in the

how many people wanted to get in their good books

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

a

practically

was starting to wonder

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

was determined not to show it. “Penelope, the banquet Mr. Haddock is throwing for

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