“Who dares to make such a bold suggestion?” Austin mmed his fist on the table and scowled at the


    waiter. “Fine, ask them toe in. It’s been a while since a person this bold appeared in the Baldwin’s


    family territory!”


    Renee nced at the door and was instantly curious about this mysterious person. After all, the


    Baldwin family was the most powerful family in Sutton, but this person dared to disrespect them, so


    they had to be someone powerful too.


    The door to the banquet hall opened and an elegant woman strolled in. She was wearing an


    expensive-looking silk dress and carrying a fancy Hermes handbag.


    “It’s been a while, Uncle Baldwin. I missed you so much that I came all the way from Beach City to see


    you. I hope you can grant me the pleasure of dining with you.” Under everyone’s surprised gazes, the


    woman ced her ten-million-dor Hermes bag on the table and sat down at the table casually.


    This elegant yet arrogant woman was none other than Renee’s ex-mother-in w, Francine.


    After processing this strange situation, Renee blurted out, “Mom- Miss Milford, what are you doing


    here? This is Sutton!”


    She was actually implying that this was the Baldwin family’s territory, not Beach City. The Baldwin


    family and the Hunt family hated each other… Did this woman have a death wish?


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    “Oh my god!” Francine turned to Renee, looking shocked. “Renee, my darling daughter-inw, it’s been


    ages! What a coincidence! Why are you here? What did you call me earlier? Can you call me that


    again?”


    Renee was speechless and thought to herself, ‘Didn’t we just meet yesterday? And also, are we even


    that close?’


    Sophia was the most furious among everyone at the table. She stood up, pointed at the door, and


    growled, “Francine, don’t talk nonsense! The whole world knows your son divorced Renee. She’s my


    future daughter-in-w now! Leave this ce – you’re not wee here!”


    Francine, however, didn’t back down. She slowly poured herself a ss of red wine and swirled her


    ss as she smiled sweetly. “Sophia, why are you so tense? We’ve been best friends since we were


    little. We used to have the same taste in things, from small things like flowers and dolls to bigger things


    like jewelry… and men.”


    “Francine, shut your mouth!” Sophia’s face had darkened and her hand was reaching for the wine


    bottle. It seemed like she was ready to fight Francine.


    Francine had been doted on by her family when she was a kid, novelxo and even as an adult, her


    husband and son loved her and doted on her. She had be a blissfully ignorant woman because of


    this, and she continued bluntly, “Back then, both of us were in love with Stefan’s father. Since I was


    older, I wanted to let you have him, but he fell in love with me and insisted on marrying me. So, I


    married him, and it’s been 20 years since Ist saw you.”


    “Francine, that’s enough. Aren’t you ashamed to talk about all this in front of the youngsters?” Sophia


    clenched her fists and said through gritted teeth.


    If she wasn’t trying to maintain her good image in front of Renee, she would have dly fought


    Francine!


    “What is there to be ashamed about? We fought because of Stefan’s father, and your husband knows it


    too. It’s all in the past, so there’s nothing to be ashamed about.”


    After Francine was done speaking, she clinked sses with Renee andughed. “You see, daughter-


    inw? I was young once too. My love life back then was far more interesting than whatever is


    happening in this generation.”