Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Ronald was puzzled by Timothy’s reply. He initially thought Penelope had lost Timothy’s love, but Timothy quickly changed his mind with just a call?

Timothy’s thoughts were so hard to grasp.

Regardless, Ronald still dutifully replied, “Sure, Mr. Barker. I’ll arrange it now.”

…

The silver wedding anniversary party was held in the lavishly decorated Schmidt’s residence. 

Ever since Violet and Justin got married, outsiders had always regarded them as the prime example of a loving couple. Usually, those that mentioned them would always be envious and resentful.

Moreover, newlyweds loved to ask Violet and Justin to be their wedding witnesses in hopes that they could be the same as them, loving each other even after so many years.

Violet was clothed elegantly that day. Her dress was custom-made, and there was only one of it in the world. Penelope dressed just like a princess. Her long hair was bunned up, and there was a small golden tiara on her head. She appeared so beautiful that everyone turned to look at her. 

The mother-daughter duo walked hand in hand down the stairs, and they caught the crowd’s attention. Everyone was saying words of praise to them.

Penelope was on cloud nine from the compliments. Look! Her impressive family background gave her such wealth and confidence. Furthermore, she did not lack people fawning over her.

On the other hand, Samantha was just a down-and-out socialite, and she even married such an embarrassing man. Hence, Samantha had nothing against her! 

Besides, after that day… Penelope would become Timothy’s wife and the Barker family’s madam! When that happened, she would let Samantha kneel and lick her feet!

Penelope invited Samantha because she wanted Samantha to witness how she stood at the top in an instance, destroying Samantha’s wishful thinking!

At the thought of this, Penelope’s smile became brighter.

Then, she swept her gaze across the room. When Penelope noticed that Samantha had arrived, she smiled and gathered a few of her good friends. Soon, they approached Samantha.

Samantha was surrounded, but she did not appear panicked and looked at them indifferently. 

“Sammy, you made it.” Penelope showed a charming smile. “I was afraid that you were unwilling to attend due to our misunderstanding before this. Now that you’re here, I feel at ease. Mommy invited a Michelin chef to prepare the dishes. I bet you haven’t had such delicacies in a long time. Remember to enjoy yourself, don’t be shy!”

Samantha slightly raised her brows. Wow. Penelope actually became smarter.

Without waiting for her answer, Penelope’s friend chimed in.

The first socialite said, “Our Penny is so kind. The Larssons are going to be bankrupt soon, and she still treated Samantha as one of us. Not only did she not look down on her, she even invited her to the party. No wonder Mr. Barker likes her.”

The next socialite replied. “Isn’t that right? However, I’m quite worried. What if one of the attendees has an ill intention? After all, she used to be Mr. Barker’s fiancee. It’ll be so unlucky if she makes a scene!”

The third socialite also commented, “Penny, a beggar isn’t afraid of anything. You should be wary of a certain someone. I’m afraid that on the surface, they might be kind to you, but they are secretly thinking of ways to steal your man!”

“Hey.” Penelope playfully glanced at them. “Don’t say that. The Larsson family’s bankruptcy is not what Sammy wanted. She must be really distressed. Besides, Timothy publicly broke up their marriage before. She’s truly pitiful.”

Samantha quietly watched their performance, and she was not angry at all. In fact, she wanted to give them a round of applause.

It was such a waste of talent if they did not form a group and perform in an opera.

Nonetheless, Samantha only smiled and did not say a word. It was as if those people were only a few flies, buzzing annoyingly by her ears, and Samantha was entirely not interested at all.

Seeing her reaction, Penelope felt helpless as if she had been beating the air, and she was so furious that she clenched her fists.

Alright. Samantha could pretend all she wanted!

Once it was showtime, Penelope would like to see if Samantha could still continue her act!

Then, Penelope took her friends away in a rage. 

Suddenly, her phone rang. Samantha took out her phone and saw that it was Rochelle who sent her a message on WeChat.

Rochelle messaged, [How’s the battlefield?] 

Samantha replied, [Everything’s okay so far. Unfortunately, I’m unable to tell what’s going on yet.]

[I received a news saying that your b*stard is also attending the party. The mother-daughter duo is really ambitious. Please watch out.] Rochelle warned.

Samantha replied, [Thank you, love. Kisses.]

After that, Samantha kept her phone and looked at her surroundings.

Timothy’s attendance was not surprising. After all, Timothy and Penelope were in a relationship. It was natural that he would show up for his future parents-in-law.

However, Samantha could not care less about that. She was waiting for the true reason behind this silver wedding anniversary party, and she wanted to see what Violet and Penelope were up to.

Soon, a commotion started at the entrance, and Samantha turned to look.

Timothy arrived.

His tall silhouette appeared, and he was in a sharp suit. With his profound and chiseled features, he was beautiful from every angle, making others unconsciously admire him.

“Timmy, you’re here.”

Like a butterfly, Penelope gracefully approached him and stood by his side. It was as if she was making a statement to everyone that Timothy was hers.

Since Penelope was made fun of by their circles, and they even said she had lost Timothy’s love, she must hypothetically slap them in the face with this!

Especially…

Penelope smiled faintly at Samantha, who was standing not far away.

However, Samantha was not even looking at them and was looking in another direction. Penelope did not know what she was looking at.

Damn it!

Penelope gritted her teeth.

Actually, Samantha took one look at them and turned her sight away. As she turned sideways, she saw an interesting scene.

Soon, she smiled and followed in that direction.

…

Later, Samantha went back to the dining hall again. There were more people now, consisting of high-ranking officials and influential people. It could be seen that the party this time was really grand.

Most of them were circling Timothy and Penelope, and they kept fawning over the couple.

Samantha snorted and took a glass of juice, slowly enjoying the drink.

Suddenly, a server that was passing by accidentally bumped into her, and he immediately apologized. “Miss, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to.

Samantha replied indifferently. “It’s fine.”

Then, the server left with the tray in his hand.

Samantha watched as his figure left, and she chuckled. When he bumped into her, he took away her phone.

It seemed that the mother-daughter duo’s movie was about to start.

Samantha really wanted to see what they were planning this time, and she was somewhat excited.

Next, Samantha finished the juice in one gulp, put the glass away, and followed that server..