Chapter 211 She Might Not Be a Mistress
Alaina said, “Young people have the best taste. If she says it suits you, it does. And you like it, so just buy it.
By the time they finished shopping, it was nearly noon. Alaina took them to a restaurant on the second floor for lunch.
Seeing the place wasn’t very busy, Ruth asked, “This restaurant doesn’t seem to be doing very well. Is the food good?”
Alaina was a picky eater who loved good food. If shoved
of a dish, it had to be good.
But she just brushed it off. “A friend recommended it. It’s decent.
In reality, no friend had mentioned it. She chose this place because it happened to be right across from
ace because it happened to be right acros from Caroline’s restaurant. From their spot on the second floor, they could see everything happening inside.
Helen understood what Alaina was really up to. She’d invited her out today just to talk about Caroline.
Seeing Caroline’s restaurant packed with customers, jealousy filled Helen’s eyes.
Knowing Ruth hated Caroline too, she
4 didn’t bother hiding anything and said directly, “Mom, Caroline’s
restaurant isn’t going to shut down. What do we do now?”
Alaina froze for a moment, a hint of disappointment on her face. “W–Why? Linden can’t even handle a small restaurant?”
She’d just seen Caroline’s restaurant doing well but she’d dismissed it, thinking Linden just hadn’t made a
move yet.
After all, the Graysons had money and power in Kingville. Shutting down a small restaurant should’ve been a piece of cake.
Ruth looked confused as she listened to the two of them and noticed they kept staring out the window.
She followed their gaze and spotted Maia inside the restaurant.
Maia was carrying two plates to a table–she was working as a waitress.
Ruth’s face darkened instantly. “That ungrateful little brat! She’s actually working as a waitress!”
The memory of Caroline taking Maia away and lecturing her only made Ruth angrier.
Maia was doing well as a nanny at the Somertons‘ villa, helping Ruth earn money–until Caroline butted in and messed everything up.
Now, Maia was following Caroline’s bad example.
Ruth had lost that income and had been struggling financially ever since.
Hearing them mention Caroline’s restaurant earlier, she pointed across the street and asked, “Did you say that’s Caroline’s restaurant?”
The restaurant wasn’t big, but business was clearly booming, easily making over a thousand a day.
Caroline couldn’t be that capable.
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Alaina nodded and said. “Mm–hmm.” Noticing the shock in Ruth’s eyes, she added, “Caroline is pretty talented at cooking, but she only got that restaurant by being some rich guy’s mistress.
Ruth laughed mockingly. “I knew it! No way she could afford a place like that on her own, especially one that was doing so well. That sugar daddy must’ve funded the whole thing, right?”
“That’s right, it’s the same old man who’s keeping Caroline,” Alaina said with a sigh. “Opening a restaurant is one thing, but getting it by being a mistress? It’s shameful. Even we, as her family, find it embarrassing.
Hearing them trash Caroline filled Helen with immense satisfaction, but the memory of what Linden said last night made her emotions turn complicated again.
Seeing Helen stay quiet with her head lowered, Ruth guessed Helen was jealous of Caroline’s restaurant. She quickly added, “A mistress is always a mistress. No matter how successful she gets, it’s still disgraceful and never respectable. But you, Helen, you’re about to marry into the Graysons and become Linden’s wife. That’s the ultimate honor, something Caroline could never achieve.”
Alaina noticed Helen hadn’t answered and gently patted her hand. “You said Caroline’s restaurant won’t close. What happened?”
Helen hesitated, then finally told them the truth. “Caroline might not be a mistress. She could be Mr. Sherwood’s fiancée.”
As soon as she said this, Alaina and Ruth both stared at her, wide–eyed and frozen.
Ruth was the first to react, her face full of disbelief. “That can’t be true. I’ve seen the old man with Caroline. He seems decent enough, but he’s definitely not Mr. Sherwood. Mr. Sherwood shouldn’t be that old.”
Alaina also found it hard to believe. “Helen, where did you hear that Caroline is Mr. Sherwood’s fiancée?”
She suspected it might just be Caroline bragging. She’d seen plenty of mistresses claim they were the real wife–just to save face.
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