Chapter 354
Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows into Château Blanc's reception room. Evelyn Roland's slender fingers tapped lightly against her wine glass.
"Beverly Hills?"
Her eyebrow arched as a faint smirk played on her lips.
Even the servants under her name wouldn't deign to live in that neighborhood. Yet Isabella Langley had come in person.
"Should we investigate, ma'am?" her assistant asked cautiously.
Evelyn leaned back into the leather sofa, twirling a lock of hair around her finger.
"Unnecessary."
She took a sip of wine, amber eyes glinting with amusement.
Isabella's recent behavior had been... peculiar.
First the sudden boyfriend. Now this questionable location.
"Keep watching her."
The moment her assistant left, Evelyn's phone lit up.
Oliver Valrose's name flashed across the screen.
Her expression frosted over as she flipped the phone face down.
With the International Wine Tasting Championship approaching, she had no patience for these petty games.
Meanwhile, in a Beverly Hills living room, Lydia Valrose eagerly peeled an apple for Isabella.
"Try this, dear. Imported."
Isabella stared at the woman who was both familiar and strange, her fingers tightening around her skirt.
"I came here to say—"
The front door burst open before she could finish.
Owen Valrose rushed in, breathless, his gaze locked onto Isabella.
"The resemblance... uncanny!"
He rubbed his hands excitedly, only to be doused by her next words.
"I'm terminating my engagement to Oliver Valrose."
The air turned to ice.
Lydia's fruit knife clattered to the floor.
Owen's face contorted through several expressions before settling on a grotesque smile.
"Now, now, sweetheart, let's not be hasty—"
He moved closer, his overpowering cologne making Isabella recoil.
"You're the Roland family's golden child now. We'll take our time with the... reunion."
Isabella shot up, her chair screeching against the hardwood.
"Are you insane? That's incest!"
Lydia suddenly grabbed her wrist, nails digging into flesh.
"Don't be silly! Cousins married all the time in ancient days!"
Isabella's stomach churned.
Staring at their greedy, twisted faces, she realized the abyss she'd stepped into.