Chapter 1178 An Old Acquaintance
The entertainment industry was a place where a person could learn quickly.
She could speak to one person in one way, and to others in another. Whoever was popular mingled with others who were as well while avoiding rivals who might suddenly rise to prominence.
Everyone might seem harmonious, but in reality, they were at odds with one another.
Marie might not have been so perceptive in the past. She had no interest in having
conflicts with other women.
In today’s world, it was probably what people called “female competition“. She had been this way since her school days.
As she didn’t care who stood out, she wasn’t aware of these dynamics.
However, things were different now. She had seen one too many acts people put on.
Just now, every word Lynette said in front of her had a hidden motive.
Marie suddenly realized that everyone seemed different from what she remembered after so many years had passed.
If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she would never have imagined that the once timid girl who followed behind her and was scared by the slightest loud noise would
turn out like this.
Marie couldn’t understand why Lynette had changed. But then again, the truth was quite straightforward.
Among all the things Lynette said, she got one thing right—even the person Marie chose back then had changed beyond recognition.
Marie glanced back at the café again, thinking this was the end of the road for them both. She would try to avoid her other friends in Hawford as well.
It wasn’t that Marie couldn’t handle such occasions, but she worried that she would
become Phoebe’s Achilles heel.
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After all, Wynter was about to arrive in Hawford, and everyone here seemed to be targeting the Quinnell family.
Marie was not a naive sheltered lady.
Lynette and Madeline had overlooked one thing.
Before Marie got married, Aleena had intended for her granddaughter to take over
the company.
No one understood the business dynamics in Hawford better than Marie. Perhaps
people wanted to exploit her eagerness to mend her relationship with her brothers.
Now, Marie worried that the Whitman family, wanting to avoid her, might make
decisions they wouldn’t usually make. They might choose other partners over Wynter
even if all conditions were equal.
The thought of this made her breathing quicken, and she felt a wave of discomfort
and anxiety.
After all, it was normal for her to experience the aftereffects after spending such a
long time in the hospital. She used to have a driver with her when she went out, but
today was an exception.
Marie took a pill from her bag and, pressing her hand to her chest, slowly calmed her
palpitations. Just as she was about to sit down and rest for a while, a black Rolls- Royce slowly came to a stop beside her.
Marie thought she might be blocking the car’s path. However, she was in a rest area.
Puzzled, she looked up, only to hear the driver’s voice come through the pouring rain.
“Miss, do you need any help? It’s hard to get a taxi in this rain. My boss said he could
give you a ride.”
Marie was no longer a naive young lady. She politely declined his offer. “Thank you, but there’s no need to trouble yourself, I-”
Before she could finish her sentence, the rear window rolled down.
She saw a face she knew all too well.
He had almond–shaped eyes and delicate features resembling those of a woman. He
Chapter 1178 An Old Acquaintance
held a mixed–race appearance and unusually pale skin.
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Even at his age, the man possessed an extraordinary beauty that was hard to rival. He wore a pair of gold–rimmed glasses on his high–bridged nose. Unlike his youthful allure, he now exuded a mature charm.
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