Chapter 31 Benjamin was about to say something when Gladys beat him to it. “Oh, now you want to
talk? What were you doing earlier on, cowering in the corner? It’s so embarrassing being your wife. I
want a divorce!”
There was a crowd at The Gourmand’s entrance. However, none of them were interested in their family
argument. Their minds were still on the Blithe King.
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“The Blithe King’s succession ceremony is in five days.” “Oh, yes. I heard that it’ll be held at Cansington’s
military region. Apparently, the ceremony will be open to the public, but only the most powerful and
influential people will receive an invitation.”
“That’s what I heard too! Only the true upper-class families who are rich and powerful enough will be able
to attend.” “Ah, I bet the only people who will get invited are the celebrities.” Everyone was busy talking
about the Blithe King.
Not James though. He sat on a chair outside The Gourmand, smoking a cigarette.
To save her family, Gladys had embarrassed herself thoroughly. She even knelt to Belinda! After lashing
out at her family, she calmed down a little.
“Gladys, is that you? You’re here too!” Benjamin and his family were waiting in line to enter The
Gourmand when a voice rang out Gladys looked up. A pretty, well-kept woman approached, holding the
arm of a man in a suit and tie. A young couple followed them.
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Gladys stood up. She was surprised as she surveyed the woman before her, who still looked like she
was in her twenties. She asked, “Are you Felicia Lockwood? The same Felicia who sat behind me in
class?”
“That’s right! Gladys, it really is you! I haven’t seen you in years! My, your social standing seems to be
deteriorating, isn’t it? Once upon a time, you were the school belle. I thought you’d marry rich! Who knew
you’d end up this way, even having to wait at The Gourmand?”
Felicia glanced at Gladys, her hand still on the man’s arm. “This is my husband,
the chairman of Lucky Logistics. He has a net worth of tens of millions. What about you? Where’s your
husband? What does he do?”
Gladys knew that Felicia was showing off.
She jerked Benjamin toward her, holding her head high. “This is my husband, Benjamin Callahan, a ten -
percent shareholder of Eternality. The Callahans’ have a net worth of billions, while my husband is worth
millions.”
Since Benjamin had become a shareholder of Eternality, Gladys was finally able to enjoy some social
standing. Glancing at Felicia out of the corner of her eyes, she felt more and more gleeful. Felicia looked
surprised. “Wow, really? Eternality’s shareholder, eh? Then why are you still waiting in line? Aren’t you a
member? oh, I know. You were just boasting, weren’t you?”
The man next to her said, “Fel, I have a lot of work lo do today. Hurry up, let’s go. I have to be in the
office again later on.” Felicia saw Gladys’ expression shift. Immediately, she knew that Gladys was just
boasting
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Years ago, Gladys was the school belle.
Though Felicia was pretty as well, she was only a wallflower in Gladys’ presence Now that she had done
better in life than Gladys, she was not going to pass up the opportunity to gloat. She grabbed a cute-
looking girl from behind her. “This is my daughter. You know who the Wilsons are, right? She married a
Wilson!
The young man beside the girl tossed his head, putting his arm around the girl smugly. “The Wilsons are
doing okay, I guess. We’re only worth tens of billions and we rank the third among The Great Four in
Cansington.”
Gladys was speechless. She glared at Thea viciously, Thanks to Thea, Gladys could not even look her
classmate in the eye. Thea hung her head, keeping her gaze firmly on the floor.
“Gladys, this must be your daughter! It’s Thea, right? We saw you on the news. Oh, I heard that your
daughter married some nobody. All he does is cook and pick Thea up from work with an electric
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Sensing another opportunity to attack Gladys, Felicia took it. She kept putting Thea and James down
whilst complimenting her own daughter and son-in-law,
David and Alyssa kept quiet in the face of these insults. Their family was nothing compared to the others.
Gladys was so embarrassed that she wanted nothing more than to hide.
Even after obtaining the shares, it still was not enough.
She glared at James, who was still smoking in his seat without a care in the world. She hated him with a
vengeance. It was him who affected her social standing After watching this play out, James felt like he
had no choice.
As Thea’s husband, he did not want to be an embarrassment to her or her parents, He called Henry
immediately. Make a reservation for the Diamond Room at The Gourmand. Make sure it’s under Thea’s
name.”
After that, he stood up and approached Gladys. “Mom, didn’t we make a reservation for the Diamond
Room? Let’s go in.” Felicia burst out laughing. “Haha, the Diamond Room? What a joke!” Her husband
looked unimpressed as well. “Boy, do you even know what the Diamond Room is? You’re taking this ruse
too far.” Chad Wilson, Felicia’s son-in-law, sneered at James. “Even as a member of the Wilson family,
I’m only a silver member. That means I’m just entitled to the Silver Room. And you’re saying you have a
reservation for the Diamond Room? In Cansington, there are only a handful of people who have access
to the Diamond Room.”