Chapter 640


    Chapter 640 Her Schemes Fail!


    Nora raised her eyebrows. Helen clenched her fists and asked hostilely, “What are you doing here?”


    Cecelia walked over and sighed. “I am here to give you a gift, of course.”


    She handed over the gift box in her hand. “Thomas bought this handbag for me. I think it suits you well,


    so I’ll just give it to you…”


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    The handbag that Thomas had bought for her… Thomas had never bought her even a single gift during


    their three years of marriage!


    Helen became even angrier, and she felt like her heart hurt a little.


    In the end, what exactly was her three-year-long marriage?! She clutched her chest and took a step


    back.


    Jessica stepped in front of her and said, “Sorry, you are not wee here.”


    Cecelia sighed. “Jessica, you can say that we were close friends back then. There are only so many


    people in the circle. They may be divorced, but do the Stewarts really want to have a sour rtionship


    with the Livingstones? I’m sure the people attending the birthday party today wouldn’t want to see the


    two families fall out with each other, either!”


    The people around them felt rather awkward at once.


    For the sake of the Scotts, they were willing to attend the party, but if they were going to fall out with the


    Livingstones, then they would be unwilling to see that happen.


    Cecelia’s words seemed to force the people present into taking sides—in other words, forcing them to


    be enemies with the Livingstones.


    To be honest, the Livingstones weren’t scary. It was the Hunts who were!


    Everyone nced at Nora and then at Cecelia.


    Nora was the Hunts’ future mistress, but Cecelia was part of the Livingstones, and the Livingstones were


    the elderly Mrs. Hunt’s family.


    Would Mrs. Hunt sit by idly and watch the Livingstones get bullied?


    For a while there, everyone was thrown into an internal struggle. Had they known this would happen,


    they would have made up an excuse and skipped the party!


    Jessica understood what they were thinking. They were only here as a favor to her so that the divorce


    wouldn’t look so awful on their part. They had kind intentions, so she couldn’t possibly let the people who


    hade leave the ce unhappily.


    Therefore, Jessica said promptly and decisively, “You’re making it sound more serious than it is. What do


    you mean by a sour rtionship or whatnot? Are the Stewarts and the Livingstones going to be


    enemies just because the two of them have divorced? We are still friends! Besides, I even sent an


    invitation to the Livingstones for Helen’s birthday party today!”


    Cecelia went with the flow and said, “That’s right. Since we are friends, then don’t you wee your


    friend here?”


    Jessica: “!!”


    The huffy woman could only say in an aggrieved manner, “I was just worried about your health. After all,


    you’re pregnant, aren’t you?”


    She looked at Cecelia’s belly.


    Cecelia’s belly was already starting to show a little. Jessica immediately said, “I heard you are one month


    pregnant? Why does your belly look like you are three months pregnant instead, though?”


    As soon as she said that, Cecelia’s eyes flickered.


    She was so scared that she looked straight at Jessica. However, the other party had a sincere look on


    her face as though she didn’t mean anything else by what she said.


    Cecelia breathed a sigh of relief.


    She must have been thinking too much. At this time, there was activity at the door again. Everyone


    turned their heads to see Thomas walking in.


    He even had a bouquet of flowers in his hand when he entered.


    At the sight of him, everyone looked at one another.


    To be honest, in a divorce between two wealthy families, it was impossible for the two families to break


    off all ties with each other–because the two families’ businesses had already be entangled with


    each other’s at the point of marriage. This was the reason why so many people would rather have their


    own rtionships in private than divorce.


    Driven by interests, to be honest, even Jessica didn’t actually want to fall out with the Livingstones,


    either.


    The reason for the birthday party today, as well as why she had even invited Thomas to the party, was


    actually so that she could give Thomas the evidence of Cecelia’s cheating behind closed doors. By


    choosing to tell them the truth before Cecelia and Thomas got married, one could say that she was


    showing the Livingstones goodwill.


    After that, they would publicly announce that Thomas and Helen’s divorce was not because of Helen’s


    infertility.


    Jessica knew that this way of doing things was actually very frustrating.


    But she had no other choice.


    This was the way it was in the world of grown-ups. Jessica’s ns were very beautifully thought-out.


    Seeing that Thomas was also being very supportive and had even brought flowers, she breathed a sigh


    of relief at once. She walked over and said, “You’re here.”


    Thomas had always had a good reputation among outsider. This was also why Mrs. Livingstone was


    sure that the Livingstones’ reputation wouldn’t suffer even if they divorced.


    He looked straight at Helen and handed her the bouquet. He said, “A night of love is worth a hundred


    days of friendship after all. Even though we are no longer husband and wife, we are still friends. If you


    ever need my help, you can approach me.”


    During the divorce the day before, the bastard had said such scummy things in private, causing Helen to


    leave in fury.


    But when he said those words today… Even though she knew very well that the man’s words were not to


    be trusted and were false, in that instant, Helen still felt like crying.


    As she held her tears back, she lowered her head, took the flowers from him, and nodded.


    Then, she said, “Excuse me, I have to go for a change of clothes.”


    After speaking, she turned and walked upstairs.


    Jessica wanted to follow her, but more guests arrived at the door at this point. As the hostess, Jessica


    had to greet them.


    A bored Nora was about to follow Helen when Thomas stopped her. He said, “Ms. Smith-“


    The man’s smile made him look very cheap.


    Nora raised her brows.


    Elsewhere, Helen had reached the stairwell on the third floor. She was about to turn the corner when she


    heard a voicee from behind her: “Helen.”


    Surprised, she looked back to see that Cecelia had followed after her at some point and was standing on


    the step below her.


    After Cecelia came up, she held her hand and said, “I have something to tell you.”