Chapter 588
Thedy was talking to Linus in a whisper when Michael walked up to her with a wine ss in his hand
and clinked sses with her cordially. Thedy turned to face him, and they started to talk and joke.
Thedy was young, and the golden-yellow evening dress she was wearing made her stand out a lot
among the female guests dressed in different colors, like a poinciana that bloomed proudly among the
colorful flower bed. Her gorgeous beauty was so aggressive that nobody dared to look her in the eye.
Her eyes still shone with the pride of a queen even when she was talking to Michael. Sophia didn’t know
if it was because of aparison she drew or if it was because of Michael himself, but she couldn’t help
feeling that he lowered himself to an obsequious degree while talking to her.
Michael was undoubtedly proud, but he humbled himself in front of thisdy, for she was the one whom
he had once chased after but couldn’t marry in the end.
“She’s Lucy Edwards, the eldest daughter of the Edwards Family,” Irene suddenly spoke behind
Sophia with a note of chilling jealousy in her voice.
Irene despised Sophia. She had always thought that Michael’s rtionship with Sophia wouldn’tst
long, for she believed that what he loved about thetter was merely her youthful body and appearance.
As for Lucy, Irene was absolutely jealous of her; she could only be jealous of Lucy since she knew that
she was inferior to thetter.
Sophia merely gave a bitterugh without responding to Irene.
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Sophia had seen Lucy’s name on the list of the invited guests long ago.
Lucy Edwards was the eldest daughter of the Edwards Family, but she didn’t belong to Faye and Joe’s
branch of the family. Instead, she was the eldest daughter of the main branch of the Edwards Family,
which was famous in Bayside City for being one of the world’s richest families. Being 26 years old this
year, she held a Ph.D. degree in management science and was the Vice President of the Edwards
Group. Besides being a highly intelligent top achiever, she was a well-known irondy. Being the
daughter of the head of the Edwards Family’s n and the Chairman of the Edwards Group, she was
also her father’s indispensable assistant. Being a female businesswoman whose presence was as
imposing as a queen’s, she got herself inducted to Bayside University’s Wall of Alumni with her
capabilities.
She was a million times morepetent than Natasha, the idiot. After joining the Edwards Group at 15
years old to learn to manage a business, she carved out a niche of her own at 26 years old and was
among the Forbes list of the world’s wealthiest women.
She was also Michael’s ex. It was said that she was Michael’s second fiancée, but her engagement to
him had been nullified for all kinds of reasons. Rumor had it that the Edwards Family called off their
engagement after she was involved in a car crash, but there were also rumors that the Edwards Family
considered Michael unworthy of marrying her. In other words, Lucy dumped him!
Out of the four most prominent families of Bayside City, the Fletchers was a military family; the Winstons
ruled the underworld; the Mitchells were influential worldwide; and the Edwards Family was among the
richest families of the world. Lucy wasn’t as famous as Natasha simply because the former kept a low
profile.
Michael and Lucy began dating not long after Irene ‘lost her memory’ back then. The pair soon got
engaged before breaking up shortly after that, ending their rtionship with lightning speed.
Meanwhile, Lucy seemed to be amused by Michael’s jokes. She pressed her lips into a smile, revealing a
beautiful face, thus enabling Sophia to see her face clearly and discover that she bore a striking
resemnce to Elizabeth.
Michael stared at Lucy with a trace of sadness and hope in his eyes, as if he saw somebody else in her.
It was as if he wished that Lucy could speak to him a little longer.
Sadly, Lucy and Elizabeth had different destinies despite having the same looks.
How could Michael not humble himself in front of the person who was the very image of Elizabeth, his
mother?
“What is it? You are jealous of her, but you feel that you can do nothing, don’t you?”
Irene’s frosty voice could be heard. She could still capitalize on the memories of her and Michael’s tender
youth, but what did Sophia have?
Sophia was young and beautiful, but so was Lucy.
Moreover, Lucy had a prominent family background and business management capabilities that would
put most women to shame, both of which Sophia didn’t have.
Sophia didn’t answer Irene’s words. She lowered her head and gently took a sip of the red wine in her
ss, only to find that it tasted bitter.
Irene stood behind her as they jealously watched Michael talking happily to Lucy.
Even so, Irene thought that she herself was better than Sophia. Lucy was the substitute he found for
himself after losing her, whereas Sophia was another substitute he found after his engagement with Lucy
fell through.
As the legitimate eldest daughter of the Edwards Family’s direct line of descent, Lucy’s personal wealth
was estimated at hundreds of billions. On the other hand, Sophia was but an illegitimate child of a
bastard son who belonged to a distant branch of the Edwards Family. Therefore, she had no
comparability with Lucy.
Lowering her eyshes in dejection, Sophia couldn’t hear distinctly what Irene said. She knew that Irene
and Lucy would be present on this day, yet she humiliated herself by insisting on attending the banquet.
Suddenly, her shoulder was gently pushed by someone, and Michael’s voice snapped her out of her
imagination. “What’s wrong, chica? Are you unhappy?”
Only then did shee to her senses and notice Michael standing in front of her without her realizing it.
Irene had left before she realized it, while Lucy was still talking to Linus, and Michael was standing right
in front of her.
“Huh?” Only then did she snap out of her daze. “Nothing! Have you finished greeting your friend?”
Michael whispered, “Yeah. Let’s dance together.”
Sophia stupidly let Michael lead her into the dance floor.
Lucy had noticed Sophia long ago when thetter sat on Michael’sp in a sulk.
She wasn’t very interested in gossip about stars and celebrities, but she knew that the youngdy was
Michael’s wife.
What an irony that he spent money and bought a young bride for himself after being unable to marry me!
Lucy felt that she was insulted, for Michael substituted her with such a woman.
The dance party began, and Michael held Sophia’s hand and led her into the dance floor. A slow and
soothing music happened to be ying, and thedies and gentlemen on the dance floor slowed down
their movements.
Sophia was upset the whole time while she was dancing with Michael. Without saying a word, she rested
her chin on Michael’s shoulder while slowly taking her steps along with the music.
Michael seemed to know the reason for her silence, for he ced his hand on her back and gently patted
her twice. “I just went to say hello to her.”
Lucy looked very much like Elizabeth, so he really couldn’t ignore her when she stood in front of him.
Michael used to resent Elizabeth for abandoning him and his sister. To him, she could live well even
without Theo.
Now that he had learned the truth, he was ashamed of the thoughts he once had, and the feelings in his
heart became stronger when he saw Lucy’s face.
He knew that Lucy wasn’t Elizabeth. All he wanted was to speak to Lucy so that he could imagine what it
was like to speak to Elizabeth…
Of course, Sophia wasn’t angry just because Michael had spoken to Lucy.
She was just feeling inferior, for she knew that she was inferior to Lucy. Some heights were destined to
be insurmountable no matter how hard one tried. So many people worked hard to earn money, yet there
would always be only one person who was the richest in the world.
Sophia hooked her arms around Michael’s shoulders by passing her hands under his armpits and
sping them on his back. Not wanting to speak for the moment, she buried her face in his embrace.
Michael knew that she had been dealt a blow on this day, and the fact that her husband’s ex was more
outstanding than her definitely made her feel even more upset.
He gently appeased her byforting her, “You insisted toe…”
“Uh-huh,” Sophia responded without saying anything else.
The two then danced in silence.
Suddenly, Michael left to answer a phone call. When he returned, he said to Sophia, “Abel has
something to talk to me about, so I’ll be going back first. Have fun while you’re here.”
The furrow in his brow and the anxious tone of his voice indicated that the matter seemed to be very
urgent.