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?”

like you, Ms. Carlton doesn’t have to climb into anyone’s bed at all! If anything, she’ll be getting into your

that

only Calvin picked up a minute detail. How did a

She wasn’t as daring as her best friend, who had

she quickly steered the topic of conversation, “Anyway, it’s all in the past. My late husband

it’d be rude for anyone to press on. Everly almost clapped at Olivia’s perfect

wondered aloud, “Does this mean Olivia’s single? Is Keith pursuing her?” She was not the

with a new problem.

wouldn’t mind if Ethan got dragged into the discussion. She never expected the event to turn into a huge

She was once the campus belle who had numerous suitors. When she gave up everything and left school, her classmates couldn’t help but wonder about the man whom she

at Ethan. He was getting harder to read by the day. He seemed to have given up on Olivia, but he occasionally showed a lingering affection for

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