Chapter 279

Frank recounted this story with mounting fury and grief. Originally, he hadn’t cared about Serene’s humble origins. His son liked her, that was what mattered. However, come to think of it… if not through seduction and deceit, how else could a woman have propelled herself so far up the ladder of social standing? She’d defeated the young daughters of noble houses, going all the way to claim a position by the side of no less than Aiden Hughes himself! From rags to riches overnight… such a feat could only have been achieved by an immoral temptress, a pretentious manipulator of men. Such a woman would never be content, even after achieving her ultimate goals. A leopard never changed its spots; a hoe never stopped digging. Sidelining her own husband, embroiling her own household in strife… In the end, she’d even cost his son his own life. Every time he remembered his son’s fate and folly, Frank’s heart broke again. A fine young man, with such a promising future… all gone to was