Chapter 100


    "Owen was apologizing to me on behalf of Ruby. If you''d seen him throwing a stack of cash at me


    and insulting me just now, you wouldn''t be asking so many questions."


    Ba, "... Then, why would he say such a thing?"


    "He''s just getting back at me. He''s madly in love with Ruby, mom, don''t worry, Owen''s got zero


    interest in me."


    Ba asked doubtfully, "Is that really the case?"


    "Absolutely, didn''t he dupe you too? His aim was to make you me me."


    "Mom, don''t believe a word Owen says. He''s a total jerk. He''s on bad terms with Mr. Coleman,


    Lucinda is Mr. Coleman''s wife, and I''m friends with Lucinda. He can''t possibly mean any good to


    me."


    After understanding the situation, Ba felt relieved. Upon hearing that her daughter was


    humiliated by Owen with money, Ba chewed Owen out angrily over and over again, so much so


    that Owen kept sneezing on his way home.


    He thought it was because his cold hadn''t fully recovered, so he cussed Cecilia in his mind and


    decided to have the family doctor prescribe him medicine for a few more days.


    He was always healthy, this was the first time a cold had hit him so hard.


    All thanks to Cecilia!


    ......


    Olina received an international call. It was from Ruby''s mother, Megan.


    "Olina, how have you been recently?" Megan greeted with a smile.


    Her rtionship with Olina and the Anderson family was good before she went abroad. Although


    the Martinez family and the Anderson family had conflicts, Megan was able to bnce the two


    families. Ruby also benefited from her.


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    "I''m fine, how about you? When can youe back for a visit? We can catch up."


    "Once Ruby''s back, I''ll surelye back frequently. We''ll have plenty of time to meet up." Megan


    said with a smile, then suddenly changed the subject, "Olina, did Ruby get into trouble?"


    "You''ve heard about it?"


    "Even though I''m abroad, I follow the news back home. Ruby''s issue has been the talk of the town


    in Pinehurst, I couldn''t possibly not know."


    "By the way, who''s Lucinda? Howe I''ve never heard of this person before? She actually


    married Stefan. Stefan has always been so arrogant. Ruby has liked him for years, butshe couldn''t


    be with him. I didn''t expect him to marry Lucinda."


    Megan''s words revealed her jealousy towards Lucinda. Ruby was deeply in love with Stefan, of


    course the Scott family fully supported her, but it was a pity that despite Ruby''s affection for Stefan


    for so many years, there was no progress between them.


    Now Stefan had married Lucinda directly.


    Olina sneered, "She''s just an ordinary girl. Stefan might have been charmed by her. That''s why he


    married her. Or she might have schemed her way into Stefan''s bed, forcing him to marry her."


    Megan didn''t agree with Olina''s view. She saw the gossip news about Stefan and his wife and their


    marriage announcement. The way Stefan looked at Lucinda in the pictures was filled with affection.


    It was clearly not a marriage out ofck of options.


    "Even without Stefan, we still have our Owen. Owen is genuinely in love with Ruby, he''s just as


    good as Stefan."


    Meganughed, "Yes, Owen is even better than Stefan in my heart. I''ve always advised Ruby not to


    be ungrateful and to cherish Owen."


    "We are Ruby''s family, but our kindness to Ruby can''tpare to Owen''s affection for her."


    Stefan announced that he was already married, and Megan realized that her daughter had no


    chance. Even if her daughter was unwilling to ept it, she couldn''t refuse to see the reality like her


    daughter.


    If she couldn’t marry into the Anderson family, then chose the next best thing. Marrying into the


    Martinez family was also a good choice. In Pinehurst, the Martinez family was the second richest


    family.


    The Ike group''s business spanned across major cities, with strong financial power.


    She got along well with Olina, and if her daughter marrying into the Martinez family, they didn''t have


    to worry about how to get along with Olina. Moreover, her daughter was deeply loved by her


    husband. This was the road to happiness. She must seize this opportunity for her daughter.


    "You must persuade Ruby not to do stupid things for Stefan anymore. Every time she does


    something stupid, Owen''s heartbroken."


    Olina genuinely liked Ruby, but she was also really worried about her son. From the moment Owen


    started to understand love, he fell in love with Ruby. Over the years, his feelings never changed.


    Olina knew her son.


    If he can''t marry Ruby, even if Owen is forced to marry someone else, he won''t be happy.


    "Of course. Once Ruby''s back and I can get in touch with her, I''ll persuade her. No, I''ve already


    booked a flight, I''m flying back today. I want to talk to her in person."


    After Ruby''s incident, Megan felt very uneasy, so she decided to return to help her daughter.


    Since her daughter couldn''t find a suitable partner abroad, she was determined that upon returning


    to Pinehurst, she would help her daughter marry into the prestigious families of Pinehurst.


    Olina asked happily, "When will you arrive in Pinehurst? I''ll pick you up. Ruby said she wanted to


    redecorate your house, why not stay at my ce for a while? We can go shopping together every


    day, I could use thepany."


    "I won''t arrive in Pinehurst until 8:30 in the evening. It takes two hours to drive from your house to


    the international airport. It''s too far, and it''s at night. You don''t have to pick me up. I''ll take a cab."


    "No problem, I''ll bring bodyguards to pick you up."


    Meganughed, "Well, I''ll take you up on that. Let''s have a proper chat when I get back. Olina,


    could you do some digging on Lucinda for me? I''m not trying to help Ruby or anything. I just wanna


    know what kind of person Lucinda is, and what makes her so special that she could bag Stefan."


    At the end of the day, she just couldn''t stomach it. The guy she had her eye on for her daughter was


    snatched up by Lucinda.


    Olina said, "That''s easy peasy. Ruby had our Owen do some snooping on her. I''m sure Owen still


    has the dirt on her. I''ll ask him for a copy and send it your way."


    "The Moore family is just an ordinary family. Lucinda only got to know Stefan because of her brother


    Ike''s connections. Ike and Stefan were school buddies."


    "And just because Lucinda managed to snag Stefan, doesn''t mean she''s anything special. I never


    thought much of her. If we bump into her at a party in the future, we could totally embarrass her and


    make her look like a fool."


    "That will make the Anderson family look bad too. I can''t wait to see how she''ll manage in the


    Anderson family after that, and how she''ll survive in our circle."


    If someone didn''t belong in one circle, trying to force their way in will only exhaust them.


    Listening to her, Meganughed and said, "Olina, you''re making a lot of sense. Putting personal


    feelings aside, her family is just not in the same league as ours."


    Once she was back, she could pay a few visits to the Anderson family and stir up some trouble for


    Lucinda. There were plenty of people in the Anderson family that Lucinda had to respect. She was


    curious to see how Lucinda would deal with these elders'' provocations.