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    “I don’t know everyone,” Marcelo said and shrugged it off.

    “Okay! Wyatt, since it’se up, why not do it tonight?” Renee leaned in closer to the phone and suggested.

    Wyatt’s mood lifted at hearing Renee, “Renee, you’re there with Marcelo? Perfect, I’ll take care of bit/b, let’s make it a celebration for you both!”

    Wyatt hung up, ready to organize the event.

    Renee caught a glimpse of Marcelo’s expression, which practically said, “Celebrate, my ass“.

    But once the idea was out there, he had no way to retract it.

    This was the first asion he was escorting Renee as Mrs. King after their rtionship became known among their social circle. He couldn’t allow anyone to belittle her.

    They decided on Heart Ind for the venue, booking the entire second floor of the clubhouse.

    Renee and Marcelo arrived fashionablyte.

    Approaching the hall’s entrance, they found a considerable number of people already inside.

    “All these guests?” Marcelo asked, his brow slightly furrowed.

    Wyatt, feeling a bit uneasy, said, “I didn’t mean to invite so many. But when they imed to be Renee’s old friends, how could I say no?”

    Renee chuckled and said, “I didn’t even realize I had so many old friends. Do acquaintances count as old

    friends too?”

    She had once held the title of First Lady of Bellbank university, and her acquaintances spanned the

    entire city’s elite families, too numerous to name.

    “Let’s go inside,” Marcelo said. Seemingly unfazed, he led Renee by the hand into the venue.

    Having arge crowd also had its perks.

    Starting today, it would be clear that Renee was taken.

    Wyatt observed Marcelo holding Renee’s hand, as if she were a precious child, and couldn’t help but feel

    moved.

    When Marcelo showed affection, it was genuinely heartfelt.

    “Congrattions!”

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    “Renee, you hid it so well!”

    “Here’s to a lifetime of joy, and may you be blessed with a child soon!”

    “Is Mr. King’s leg all better now? That’s wonderful!”

    “Mr. King and Ms. Hudson, you two are clearly perfect for each other!”

    As Renee and Marcelo made their entrance, they were showered with well–wishes from every side.

    Marcelo answered with a nod, “My wife is gentle and kind, and please take good care of her in the future.”

    What he really meant was that his wife was soft–hearted and could be taken advantage ofb, /bso if anyone really dared to do so, he wouldn’t hesitate to get revenge.

    Everyone fell silent. What did he say?

    Gentle, and kind?

    Was Marcelo really talking about Renee here?

    Wasn’t she the one who got into that bar fight at Rich Bar?

    And she was also the one who, with Sarah, could shut anyone down before they even had a chance to

    speak?

    Despite the recent portrayal of Renee as somewhat deserving of sympathy, had she truly faced any unfair

    treatment? Not at allb! /b

    “Renee!”

    A yful shout stood out amidst the crowd.

    Susanna, linking arms with Daniel, gave Renee a yful wink.

    “Mr. Lambert couldn’t wait to get here once he heard what was happening,” Wyatt leaned over to whisper

    to Marcelo.

    Marcelo just nodded.

    It was probably Susanna who was eager toe, not Daniel.

    Daniel pampered his not–so–wise fiancée endlessly, showing ack of principles.

    Marcelo, who usually kept to himself and didn’t mingle much with this crowd, mainly conversed with a select few, including

    Wyatt, the Stephens brothers, Levyb, /bwho just returned, and some other family heirs from their respective families.

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    Susanna pulled Renee aside for a chat, and soon a group of socialites gathered around to praise Renee.

    “Renee, it’s been ages, but you haven’t changed a bit, still stunning!”

    “Ms. Rayne, you’re making me blush. I think you’re the beauty here.”

    “Renee, I had this wedding present made just for you by a craftsman in Gwylia!”

    “Thank you so much, Ms. Moore. That’s incredibly generous of you.”

    “Renee, you’re incredible! Now even Light has a close connection with you!”

    “Ms. Evans, your paintings stand out as the best among our generation; I can’t ept byour /bpliments.”

    One kind word followed another, ranging from cheers for her wedding to personalpliments for Renee. She handled the conversation with ease, making Susanna look on in amazement.

    After Renee finished interacting with so many people, Susanna feltpelled to whisper, “Renee, do you know all these people? You’re amazing!”

    “No,” Renee replied, her mind on her ties with the Lambert family. She gave a piece of advice, “I just need to remember which family they’re from and their status. I call you Susanna, not Miss Todd, and that makes all the difference.”

    She used nicknames for friends.

    And reserve Miss So–and–So for formal asions.

    Renee knew the social rules well. When it came out that she wasn’t really a Hudson family by blood, her so–called friends ignored her, making things worse. Now that she was seen as Marcelo’s wife, they all

    wanted to reconnect.

    “I get it.” Susanna said, “Such fake friendship and the way social climbers act!”

    Renee burst intoughter.

    Herughter was cut short by a sarcasticment from the crowd.

    “Well, we certainly can’t keep up with Miss Hudson! Just six months ago, she was engaged to Andrew, and now she’s quickly married to his cousin. Such tactics…We’re not in the same league!”

    Alyssa, walking closely with her fiancé, smirked as she passed Renee.

    The room turned ufortably quiet, with only the asional men’sughter in the background intensifying the silence.

    Everyone knew about Renee’s history with the King family but had kept quiet about it.

    Mentioning it now was clearly meant to hurt her.

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    The women, who had been congratting her warmly moments before, now kept silent, offering Renee no support when she needed it most.

    “Is this really about tactics?”

    Susanna’s voice broke the silence, her honest confusion clear.

    Everyone looked her way.

    Susanna went on, “This is clearly about beauty and charm. Without Renee’s stunning beauty, her wless demeanor, her smarts, her aplishments, and her skills in dance and music, tactics wouldn’t make a difference. Mr. King can see for himself, after all.”

    Herment suggested that anyone who believed Renee seeded through scheming was missing the point.

    The room fell quiet. Who was this bold neer?

    “Which family are you from? We’ve never seen you around. You haven’t met Miss Hudson recently, have you?” Alyssa quickly turned her attention to Susanna.

    She hinted that Renee’s recent withdrawal from society meant she couldn’t have formed such significant

    new friendships.

    Alyssa’s sarcastic tone was unmistakable.

    “I haven’t seen you around either,” Susanna responded with an air of indifference, brushing off the insult.

    Alyssa’s attempt to be sarcastic didn’t have the intended effect. It was as ineffective as a punchnding

    on cotton.

    Renee, who was no stranger to these kinds of sarcastic remarks, threw down a challenge. “Why don’t you say that again, but over there?”

    She subtly tilted her head in Daniel’s direction.

    Daniel, who was always paying attention to Susana, immediately noticed something wrong and walked

    over.

    “Susanna, stirring up trouble again?” he asked.

    Susanna shot back, visibly upset, b“/bbNo/b, I’m not! Why do you say ‘again‘?b” /b

    The rtionship between Susanna and Daniel caught everyone’s attention.

    “Mr. Lambert, Alyssa here just said she didn’t recognize Susanna and questioned where she came from,” Renee stated, directing the matter to Daniel.

    Daniel, reading between the lines due to his extensive business background.

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    He casually ced an arm around Susanna, his gaze fixed on Alyssa, silently pressuring her.

    “Do you have a problem with my fiancée? She’s now part of the Lambert family.”

    The crowd gasped in surprise.

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    “Sorry, I blurted out prematurely just now!” Alyssa quickly apologized, her face turning a shade of displeasure.

    She realized she had underestimated Susanna’s connections and regretted her move against the Lambert family.

    Susanna, more eager to spend time with her idol than to engage in this awkward situation with her fiancé, swiftly encouraged Daniel to socialize with the other guests.

    The way people saw Susanna and Renee changed significantly.

    There had been whispers about Daniel’s beloved fiancée, but seeing was believing.

    Renee’s good standing with Susanna hinted at her indirect ties to the Lambert family.

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