She’d always been mild‑tempered and easy to get along with. In her eyes, this wasn’t some big deal—more people just meant more buzz, nothing to fuss over.
But the others clearly weren’t here with good intentions.
Everyone knew Zoey Mitchell had a thing for Damien Taylor, so naturally they couldn’t stand Amelia Johnson. In their minds, Evelyn had to be out of her mind to pick Amelia as her future daughter‑in‑law.
The real reason, though, was simple—these rich ladies were jealous. They envied Evelyn for marrying Anthony Taylor and having the status she had now.
Yet even with all that status, Evelyn chose to live quietly, never fighting for anything.
It was like a queen in ancient times refusing to join the palace drama.
So of course these women were dying for a chance to
