Chapter 2038

Having known Salome for years, Lucy was well aware of her tendencies. Salome had always been eager to use Lucy's connections to climb the social ladder, but her standards were unreasonably high. The men who pursued her never met her expectations, and the ones she pursued wanted nothing to do with her. As a result, she flitted from one target to the next, like a moth to a flame. Because Salome was Lucy's friend, the wealthy wives whose husbands had fallen prey to Salome's flirtations never called her out directly. Instead, they would quietly reprimand Lucy behind closed doors. This wasn't the first time Lucy had to clean up after Salome. Out of loyalty to their college days, Lucy had always found a way to smooth things over, working to preserve Salome's reputation within their social circle. "My apologies, Ms. Lloyd," Lucy said quickly, taking the blame as always. "Salome is just a little eager to settle down. She doesn't mean any harm. I'll speak to her and make sure this misund