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Chapter 525

Author: Flower Sock
Frederick frowned slightly. "But I heard that the heiress of Lancaster Group was engaged to the heir of Harrington Group a long time ago—that one."

He glanced sideways at Theo.

Shirley's face darkened even more when she heard that. "She's got the Sinclair family, the Lancaster family, and now the Harrington family? That's insane. How can one person be this lucky?"

"Well, luck is another story." A thoughtful look flashed in Frederick's eyes, laced with deeper meaning.

When he was in Grendova, he had overheard a conversation between Olivia and Anathea. He was sure he had heard Anathea say that she was already divorced.

But Shirley, who was eager to dig into every single high-society scandal, didn't know about it, which could only mean one thing—the news hadn't been made public yet.

Frederick seemed to have discovered something amusing and chuckled. "Interesting."

"What are you laughing at?" Shirley was annoyed. How could he laugh at a time like this?

"I've been humiliated by Anat
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