Chapter 40 Shellys Birthday Party (2/2)

Fannie was wearing her nicest jewelry as she stood behind Nicholas. It was so obvious that she was happy to see Lucian and Shelly together.

The woman standing next to Edmund wore plain clothes. Even though her look was fairly simple, she was quite elegant and classy.

It was probably because she also had such a nice smile on her face.

”Does he really have to single out the Zhan family like that in his little speech? Lucian's married, isn't he? Why does the An family have to be such social climbers?”

The girl sitting behind Amelia began to murmur again.

”Keep your voice down. Mrs. Amelia is sitting in front of us. Aren't you afraid...” the other girl interrupted in a hushed voice.

”Look at Shelly though... She's holding onto Mr. Lucian so tightly! I'm sure those who don't know her well would think she's Mr. Lucian's wife!” the girl complained angrily.

”Oh, come on! Mrs. Amelia has been smiling the entire time! She's obviously not worried about Shelly and neither should you.”

”……”

Amelia's mind went blank after she heard the two girls gossiping. She tried to focus her attention on the stage, but her sight was getting blurry from the tears lingering in her eyes. With a deep breath, she lowered her head and busied herself with her phone.

In the next second, she heard another announcement being made on the stage...

”The Zhan family and the An family have reached an agreement ten years ago that when my daughter Shelly has reached twenty years old, she is to be wed with Lucian!”