Chapter 1357 - 1396: Following the Past

"What do you mean by that?" Her face instantly darkened.

"Nothing much. It’s just that I really don’t have any interest in you. But some of my buddies, they’re still pretty interested in the great Miss." Gu Fengting smiled as he spoke. The only thing he cared about was watching this once-arrogant woman fall into the mud now.

The days that followed were simply a nightmare for Francine Howards. People she used to look down on, men she thought were like disgusting toads, now looked down on her instead; and men even worse than those toads—more than one of them—ate this swan’s meat.

Yet she had nowhere to complain to... If Gu Fengting hardened his heart and made those videos public, along with all the shady things she’d done in the past, then her life would really be over.

It’s just sleeping with different men, that’s all. Francine comforted herself like this. She was afraid of Gu Fengting, because this man had leverage over her. The interest he’d shown in the past was all fake. From beginning to end, he’d never actually slept with her.

Or rather, if she’d refused him, maybe his interest in her would have lasted a little longer. But the moment she agreed, the moment she stood naked in front of him, he’d already lost all interest in her.

So Francine shifted all her hatred onto Mabel Quinn, convinced that if it weren’t for Mabel, she never would have gone through all this.

Now she was in the same city as Mabel. Mabel was Mrs. Kinston in everyone’s eyes, basking in others’ envy and adoration.

And her? She was stuck sleeping with some pig of a man!

Only after the man left did Francine get up from the bed. She turned on her phone and stared at the news article online about Kyle Kinston officially acknowledging Mabel Quinn and their daughter Katherine Quinn.

It’s all Mabel, all Mabel’s fault! Francine thought viciously. That once-passable face was now twisted by hatred, grotesque and ugly.

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The drama started filming in J City, so the opening ceremony was naturally held there as well. The crew members and main cast all showed up. Alessia Quinn, who was in charge of the key work on Quinn Film Industry’s side, was of course among the attendees.

Watching the reporters fawning over Mabel Quinn, Alessia bit down on her teeth in hatred. That banquet the other night had been planned so Mabel would make a fool of herself, but in the end it only helped Mabel, letting her steal all the spotlight.

Alessia was seething with regret. Ever since Mabel returned to the Quinn Family, her marriage to Tobias Houghton had become precarious. If the Houghton Family went back on their word, she wouldn’t just be a laughingstock; all the effort she’d spent over the years on Tobias and the Houghton Family would have gone completely to waste.

And everything in the Quinn Family would inevitably be inherited mainly by Mabel in the future. Even if Alessia managed to get something, it would just be some scraps. How could that ever compare to what Mabel would have?

Just as Alessia was cursing Mabel in her heart, she saw Mabel finally shake off the reporters and head toward the lounge.

Alessia was about to follow and test the waters again about what exactly was going on between Mabel and Kyle Kinston, when she saw another figure step toward the lounge ahead of her.