The Ex-Wife’s Burning Elegance Novel - Chapter 972

Chapter 972 Lauretta gave a soft laugh. "Of course not. If Aurora ever took anything seriously, she'd be unstoppable. It would be a crime against her reputation as the queen of high society." Katrina couldn't help glancing at her, curiosity piqued. "Lauretta, you've actually seen Aurora get serious?" Lauretta's eyes grew distant as she recalled, "It was years ago. There was another socialite who was quite famous back then-Valery Irving. Valery had a childhood sweetheart, her fiancé. They were supposed to be deeply in love, practically engaged already.

But everything changed after Valery invited Aurora to her birthday party. After that night, her fiancé fell head over heels for Aurora. It got so bad, he actually called off the engagement. The whole thing blew up into a scandal-the two of them went from inseparable sweethearts to bitter enemies. From that moment on, Valery hated Aurora. She started picking fights with her over the smallest things." Wendy, who'd been listening quietly, finally spoke up. "So, how did Aurora handle it?" "At first, Aurora ignored Valery completely. But Valery just got worse.

She spilled red wine all over Aurora's dress, even pushed her into the swimming pool one night... Petty stuff, really, but eventually it pushed Aurora too far." At this point, Lauretta paused, her tone turning sly. "You girls know how the Irvings made their fortune, right?" Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on find·novel·net Katrina, always impatient, waved her hand. "Come on, Lauretta, don't keep us guessing! Just spill it already." Lauretta grinned. "The Irvings built everything on their perfume business. One year, they threw an extravagant fragrance gala, inviting all the social elite.

At that event, Aurora humiliated Valery in front of everyone-completely outshined her as the most promising young perfumer in the room. Valery never stood a chance." Lauretta paused, a subtle smile touching her lips. "That was ages ago. Back then, Aurora was already well-known, but she didn't quite have the crown yet. After that night, though, her legend was cemented." Katrina and Wendy both glanced over at Aurora, who stood across the room.

Even though Aurora had never actually done anything to them, nor said a single unkind word, they couldn't help but feel a deep-seated resentment toward her. Katrina frowned, worry creeping into her "No matter how you look at night's party is all abou Aurora. Star barely even registers. And once Star finally shows up, people will start comparing her to Aurora all over again." She'd already overheard guests making snide comments-using Aurora's reputation as a stick to beat Star with. Lauretta, however, seemed unbothered. She smiled lightly. "Don't worry.