Chapter 266: Chapter 266

It seems that her daughter has always wanted to marry into high society, but never quite made it. If she could really marry into The Hawthorne Family, not only would she mutually support Paige Sterling, but also fulfill her wish. Then she surely wouldn’t bother with those messy things or target Paige anymore. It looks like a good situation all around.

Yvette Hughes naturally had no reason to refuse, but she left some wiggle room, "Mrs. Acker, you know, kids nowadays advocate for free love. Even if I agree, it won’t help much. How about I mention this to Skylar? If she agrees, we can find an opportunity for them to meet and see their feelings."

"Of course, of course."

And so, the matter was settled. Faye Hawthorne chatted a bit more with Yvette about other things, congratulated her on her pregnancy, and then left.

As soon as Faye left, Yvette immediately called Skylar Hughes.

A while back, whenever Yvette called Skylar, her tone was almost constantly cold, starting with: Why are you calling me? Finally remembered you have a daughter?

But ever since learning that Yvette was pregnant, Skylar’s attitude towards Yvette became enthusiastic again.

This is fundamental for her future foothold in the Sterling Family. As long as she controls this younger brother and makes him close to her, if he gets the Sterling Family’s inheritance, it’s equivalent to her getting it. How could she not be excited?

"Mom, why are you looking for me?"

"Mrs. Acker came to me just now. She’s Faye Hawthorne, the grandaunt from The Hawthorne Family. You know her?"

"I know her. We met at the banquet before; she really likes me."

"Mrs. Acker told me something today, and I wanted to ask your opinion."

Skylar immediately asked, "What did she say?"

"She came on behalf of her nephew, said he’s interested in you. But due to certain reasons, he’s unable to come personally and wanted to know your thoughts, so they could pick a time to meet."

With the mention of ’nephew’, Yvette assumed it was Simon Hawthorne.

However, when Skylar heard ’nephew’, her mind went straight to Julian Hawthorne.

The happiness came too suddenly; Skylar almost covered her mouth to suppress her excited scream.

It seems her performance in front of Faye was quite satisfying, as Faye isn’t fond of Paige Sterling and prefers her as Julian’s wife.

Besides, Paige and Julian very likely aren’t married at all.

If they were married, Faye wouldn’t act this way. So, the so-called marriage was probably just Paige’s imagination.

No matter what Faye’s intentions were, be it to use her to restrain Paige, or for other reasons, it was a good thing for her. It meant she had Faye’s support and could compete with Paige.

Recently, good things have been piling up; seems like even the heavens have started to pay attention.

Suppressing her excitement, Skylar asked again, "Did Mrs. Acker really say that?"

"Of course, Mrs. Acker personally came to the Sterling Family to tell me."

Yvette told Skylar, "Skylar, mom thinks it’s quite good, what do you think?"

Skylar was puzzled, surprised that Yvette actually started considering her.

"What? You’re not worried about Paige anymore?"

Yvette thought Skylar meant she was worried about later becoming sisters-in-law with Paige and possibly targeting each other.

Yvette said, "Mom hopes you and Paige can get along well, but if you can’t, mom won’t blame you. As long as you stick to your duties and don’t go astray, mom is at ease. Besides, it’s The Hawthorne Family that took a liking to you first. Even if Paige had opinions, she couldn’t say anything because she doesn’t have any say in the matter. You can rest assured."

Skylar finally felt completely reassured.

Since Julian asked his aunt to privately approach her mother, it proves Julian was already fed up with Paige and didn’t want to be with her.

Besides, a man like Paige, who is overbearing and vicious, could never really be liked by any man.

Even if she is, it’s probably just the novelty of that period. Once that wears off, Julian would probably find her more and more repugnant.

On the contrary, her gentleness and understanding had already made Julian take notice, so Julian loves her. But because of his complicated relationship with Paige, he couldn’t say it outright and thus sent his aunt to convey his feelings. If she and Julian worked together, they would definitely shake off Paige in the end.

Even if Paige and Jared knew, so what? If they dared to do anything to her, Julian might get furious and directly obliterate the Sterling Family; then she’d be the ultimate winner.

Thinking of a good future, Skylar couldn’t help but laugh aloud.

Now she realized, the heavens weren’t always cruel; they just brought her happiness a little late.

Ultimately, she and Julian would be together.

And Paige, at best, was just collateral damage in their relationship.

Skylar felt an irrepressible pride.

Paige, Paige, the man you schemed to snatch from others, would never truly belong to you.

She’s already eagerly anticipating Paige’s expression when she sees her and Julian together.

Because of this matter, Skylar’s mood turned sunny and she was always cheerful, visiting the Sterling Family more frequently, while Yvette only assumed she was interested in Simon Hawthorne, communicated this impression to Faye, and indicated that they could arrange a meeting time.

During this time, Skylar even went to The Hawthorne Family once to find Faye to strengthen their relationship.

But Faye wasn’t home.

Paige happened to return to The Hawthorne Family that day, not expecting to see Skylar there.

At this moment, no other members of The Hawthorne Family were in the living room, just Paige and Skylar sitting there.

The servants warmly washed some fruits and stood off to the side, talking to Paige.

Skylar watched coldly, realizing that Paige was quite adept, winning over even the servants of The Hawthorne Family.

Skylar glanced at the servant, remembered her face, and thought, once she entered The Hawthorne Family, such servants shouldn’t stay.

Seeing Paige continuously ignoring her, Skylar spoke up herself, "Paige, surprised to see me at The Hawthorne Family?"

Paige didn’t speak, Skylar chuckled and said, "You won’t be surprised later; you won’t see me at The Hawthorne Family anymore."

Because once she enters The Hawthorne Family, she wouldn’t let Paige step in again. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⟡𝕗𝗂𝗋𝖾⟡𝕟𝕖𝕥

Paige also chuckled but still didn’t speak.

At that moment, a cat suddenly jumped on the sofa.

It’s the cat Faye kept and couldn’t bear to leave behind, so she brought it back after returning to the country.

The cat saw Paige for the first time, yet somehow felt close and snuggled up to her.

Paige petted the cat, and the servant said, "Seems this cat really likes you, Paige. The first time it sees you, it gets so close to you..."

Skylar couldn’t stand the servant’s flattering of Paige, so said, "You can leave. I have something to say to Paige."

The servant hesitated for a moment. Skylar’s tone made her almost believe Skylar was the mistress of The Hawthorne Family.

Though she wasn’t impressed by Skylar’s demeanor, since the servant had soup boiling in the kitchen, she didn’t comment and went back to the kitchen.

Paige had no intention of engaging with Skylar, holding her phone in one hand while petting the cat.

Skylar then asked Paige, "Paige, you like small animals, don’t you?"