Female Novel
Chapter 316
Chapter 316
“Who dares to make such a bold suggestion?” Austin slammed his fist on the table and scowled at thewaiter. “Fine, ask them to come in. It’s been a while since a person this bold appeared in the Baldwin’sfamily territory!”
Renee glanced at the door and was instantly curious about this mysterious person. After all, theBaldwin family was the most powerful family in Sutton, but this person dared to disrespect them, sothey had to be someone powerful too.
The door to the banquet hall opened and an elegant woman strolled in. She was wearing anexpensive-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 seeyou. I hope you can grant me the pleasure of dining with you.” Under everyone’s surprised gazes, thewoman placed her ten-million-dollar 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 -law, Francine.
After processing this strange situation, Renee blurted out, “Mom- Miss Milford, what are you doinghere? This is Sutton!”
She was actually implying that this was the Baldwin family’s territory, not Beach City. The Baldwinfamily and the Hunt family hated each other… Did this woman have a death wish?
“Oh my god!” Francine turned to Renee, looking shocked. “Renee, my darling daughter-in-law, it’s beenages! What a coincidence! Why are you here? What did you call me earlier? Can you call me thatagain?”
Renee was speechless and thought to herself, ‘Didn’t we just meet yesterday? And also, are we eventhat close?’
Sophia was the most furious among everyone at the table. She stood up, pointed at the door, andgrowled, “Francine, don’t talk nonsense! The whole world knows your son divorced Renee. She’s myfuture daughter-in- law now! Leave this place – you’re not welcome here!”
Francine, however, didn’t back down. She slowly poured herself a glass of red wine and swirled herglass as she smiled sweetly. “Sophia, why are you so tense? We’ve been best friends since we werelittle. We used to have the same taste in things, from small things like flowers and dolls to bigger thingslike jewelry… and men.”novelbin
“Francine, shut your mouth!” Sophia’s face had darkened and her hand was reaching for the winebottle. 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, herhusband and son loved her and doted on her. She had become a blissfully ignorant woman because ofthis, and she continued bluntly, “Back then, both of us were in love with Stefan’s father. Since I wasolder, I wanted to let you have him, but he fell in love with me and insisted on marrying me. So, Imarried him, and it’s been 20 years since I last saw you.”
“Francine, that’s enough. Aren’t you ashamed to talk about all this in front of the youngsters?” Sophiaclenched her fists and said through gritted teeth.
If she wasn’t trying to maintain her good image in front of Renee, she would have gladly foughtFrancine!
“What is there to be ashamed about? We fought because of Stefan’s father, and your husband knows ittoo. It’s all in the past, so there’s nothing to be ashamed about.”
After Francine was done speaking, she clinked glasses with Renee and laughed. “You see, daughter-in-law? I was young once too. My love life back then was far more interesting than whatever ishappening in this generation.”