The strange marriage - Chapter 997

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The strange marriage - Chapter 997

When they arrived at the Dowlings’ home, the entrance of the villa was open.
The large lawn in front of the house was beautifully decorated, and there were many guests holding tall
glasses and chitchatting in groups.
With Audrey’s status, the Dowling family was notified the moment her car appeared in front of the villa.
Mr. and Mrs. Dowling immediately brought their children over to give their greetings.
When the car was parked at a spot designated by the servant, Mr. Dowling approached with his wife and
children.
He personally opened the car door for Enter title… Audrey and said with a smile, “Mrs. Stone.” Audrey
got out of the car with grace.
“Mr. Dowling,” she responded with a smile.
Mrs. Dowling greeted Audrey with her son and daughters.
The Dowling family had two daughters and one son.
The youngest was their son, who was only eight years old this year.
He was chubby and fair but was courteous and greeted Audrey politely according to how his mother
taught him.
Elisa and Serenity got out of the car and walked over to Audrey’s sides, flanking her like a pair of sisters.
Elisa was famous in the high society of Wiltspoon not only for her temper but also because she was the
only one who dared to openly confess her love for Zachary and pursue him.
In fact, Zachary had many admirers, but none of them had Elisa’s courage.
“Ms.
Stone, you get prettier every time I see you,” Mrs. Dowling complimented Elisa.
She was aware that Audrey loved her only daughter the most, so praising Elisa had the same effect as
pleasing Audrey.
Sure enough, Audrey’s smile brightened up.
“Your two daughters are also very lovely, Mrs. Dowling.
They took the best of your husband’s and your features.

I remember the last time I saw your eldest daughter.
She was still a little girl in pigtails.
Now, she has become a young lady in the blink of an eye.
You’re very blessed, Mrs. Dowling.” Maya, the eldest daughter of the Dowlings, blushed at the
compliment.
‘Who is this, Mrs. Stone? She looks familiar.” Mrs. Dowling looked at Serenity and felt that she had seen
the young lady before, but she could not remember from where.
Audrey introduced Serenity with a smile, “This is my niece, Serenity Hunt.
She happened to be out of Wiltspoon due to an urgent matter the last time my family held a banquet, so
I couldn’t introduce her to everyone.”
Serenity Hunt? Mr. and Mrs. Dowling were both shocked.
It was the missus of the York family! After Zachary’s interview, everyone in Wiltspoon knew that his
wife’s name was Serenity Hunt.
However, her photo was not published, so people could not put a face to the name.
Some remembered the news about her that went viral a while back and tried finding it again, but all the
photos had been deleted.
Besides, the photos on the post back then were from more than ten years ago when Serenity was still a
little girl.
Women change a lot after growing up, so the current Serenity looked different from how she did in her
childhood.
“Mrs. York, it’s an honor to meet you.” The smile on Mr. Dowling’s face grew bigger as he extended his
right hand to shake hands with Serenity.
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“Sorry for imposing, Mr. Dowling.1 After all, Mrs. Dowling did not send her an invitation.
She came here because her aunt brought her.
Mrs. Dowling smiled.
“Nonsense, you’re not imposing.
It’s our honor to have you here, Mrs. York.” Serenity was holding the birthday gift that Audrey had
prepared for Maya.
She handed the gift to Audrey, who took it and then passed it to Maya.
She said with a smile, “Happy birthday, Ms.
Dowling.” Enter title… Mrs. Dowling quickly said, “Just call her Maya, Mrs. Stone.

We’re very happy that you came to Maya’s birthday party.
You didn’t have to get her a gift.” She gestured for her daughter to accept the present.
The gift was a set of jewelry.
Maya took the birthday present and thanked Audrey.
Since Audrey only brought her daughter and niece and did not bring her husband, Mr. Dowling asked his
wife to accompany them with her two daughters while he went to entertain the other guests.
Mrs. Dowling warmly welcomed Audrey and the two cousins into the house.
As they walked, everyone saw how respect was mixed with Mrs. Dowling’s enthusiasm.
In fact, it seemed that Mrs. Dowling was especially respectful to a young woman standing beside
Audrey.
Many people said that Serenity was not worthy of Zachary, but Mrs. Dowling thought differently.
Whether or not Serenity was worthy of Zachary, she was already Zachary’s legal wife and the missus of
the York family.
Zachary only exposed Serenity’s identity as his wife because he doted on her.
Serenity was able to become Zachary’s beloved woman, so her status as Mrs. York was firm as a
mountain.
The elders of the York family had always been known for being open- minded.
When they heard that Serenity was chosen by Old Mrs. York, no one would dare disrespect Serenity
even if she was a beggar.
Therefore, Mrs. Dowling did not dare to underestimate Serenity or disrespect her.
Serenity was the missus of the York family and was the wife of the future head of the family.
She was the most respectable woman in Wiltspoon.
Mrs. Dowling did not try to build a friendship with Serenity since they had an age gap.
She only hoped that she could make a favorable impression in front of Serenity.
Furthermore, it was good for her eldest daughter that Serenity showed up for her birthday banquet.
The prestige the Dowlings earned would be helpful for them for a long time.
‘There are two young ladies beside Mrs. Stone.
One of them is Ms.
Stone, but who’s the other one? Mrs. Dowling is very respectful to her.” “I’m not sure.
I’ve never seen her before.” “Me neither.

Could she be Mrs. Stone’s daughter-in-law?” “We’ve all seen her daughter-in-law before.
Oh, could she be her second daughter-in-law?” The people speculated about Serenity’s identity and
exchanged whispers.
Just then, two women came out of the house.
Someone went over and asked the older woman, “Mrs. Newman, do you know who that woman beside
Mrs. Stone is? Did you hear Mrs. Dowling introduce the identity of that woman when you were inside
the house?” Everyone knew everyone else in this circle, so they all wanted to know who Serenity was
since she was a new face.
Mrs. Newman said indifferently, “She’s just a country bumpkin.
Does she really think she can climb the social ladder and join the elites?” The crowd was silent.
Mrs. Newman’s youngest daughter answered in a disdainful tone, “She’s Serenity Hunt.” The others
exclaimed, ‘The missus of the York family!” Mrs. Newman still looked indifferent, but there was a hint of
disdain in her tone.
“Like I said, she’s just a country bumpkin who somehow got lucky enough to marry into the York family.
Mr. York married her without even hosting a wedding banquet.
Who knows what tricks she played to get her way?” The people around only felt that Mrs. Newman was
being jealous.
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Mrs. Newman did not care what people thought of her and continued to say, “Mrs. Stone and Ms.
Stone are really magnanimous.
Their ideal son-in- law was stolen away by some niece, but Mrs. Stone is still able to bring Serenity out
and introduce her to everyone.” If it were Mrs. Newman, she would not be able to do it.
No matter how close a niece was, how could a niece compare to a daughter? Someone rebuked Mrs.
Newman and said, “You should be careful with your words, Mrs. Newman.
Mr. York never accepted Ms.
Stone’s feelings or promised her anything.
It was all Ms.
Stone’s wishful thinking.
However, it’s true that Ms.
Enter title… Stone is magnanimous.
She was in love with Mr. York, but she could let go of him when she found out that he was married.
Furthermore, she generously sent her blessings to the couple.

It really changed my perception of her.
“You can say all that in front of us, but don’t talk about Mrs. York’s identity elsewhere.
Mr. York isn’t someone your family can afford to offend.” Mrs. Newman opened her mouth to say
something, but in the end, she choked on her words and did not continue to argue with the other ladies.
She was a laughingstock in this circle because she married her brother-in- law.
Her late husband was the younger brother of her current husband.
They had a daughter together, but he committed suicide by jumping off a building due to depression
when their daughter was two years old.
Later, she remarried, to her brother-in-law.
After marrying her brother-in-law, she went from being the second missus to the eldest missus of the
Newman family.
When her in-laws passed away, her husband became the head of the family.
However, she became a joke that many people talked about because she married her late husband’s
brother.
After her remarriage, she gave birth to another daughter and son.
The daughter she had with her late husband, Camryn, lived like a nobody in the Newman family.
It was said that Camryn was treated worse than a servant.
Furthermore, she became blind because of an illness when she was sixteen, which made her even more
annoying.
Even her biological mother treated her as invisible and left her to fend for herself.
She never brought Camryn out to social events.
Everyone knew of the second daughter of the Newmans, but no one knew about Camryn.
It was said that Camryn opened a flower shop in order to survive while being blind.
She earned a small income every month to sustain herself, but her halfsister often caused trouble for
her.
There was a saying that if a child followed their father after a divorce, the father would gradually neglect
the child after he had more children with the new wife.
For Camryn, it was the other way around.
Her uncle and stepfather never treated her well in the first place, and her mother treated her
increasingly worse in order to appease her stepfather.
Serenity did not know that Mrs. Newman was prejudiced against her.
She followed her aunt to meet many ladies.

Compared to the younger ladies, the women who had husbands and children of their own were
friendlier to her.
There were also many people who looked down on her, but no one dared say anything in front of her
because of Audrey.
At most, they would ignore her.
After staying in the house for half an hour, Elisa got tired of dealing with those people and pulled
Serenity out of the house to walk around the yard.
It was still the most crowded area here.
In this circle, Elisa was recognized for being arrogant and condescending.
No one dared come forward when they saw Elisa come out.
Elisa pulled Serenity to the edge of the lawn to sit down on two chairs.
They were away from the crowd but could still take in everyone’s movements.
“How do you feel, Seren?” Elisa swirled the glass of wine in her hand and asked Serenity with a tilt of her
head.
Serenity leaned back in her chair lazily and said with a light smile, “It’s fine.
I exchanged a few more words with those who are friendly to me, and I didn’t bother with those who
disdain me and look down on me.
“Although I haven’t been active in this social class for long, it’s not my first time experiencing this.
I know many ladies here, but they don’t know me.
I’ve seen how they act in the past, so I know clearly what kind of people they are.”
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“After spending half an hour in the house, the most I gained was a name card.” Elisa laughed.
“That sounds about right.
Everyone is in it for profit.
Who would want to care about you if there was nothing to gain? What do you want to eat? I’ll go get
you some food.” “I saw some delicate pastries earlier.
They look delicious.
Bring some for me.
I ate a little at the store, so I’m not that hungry.” Serenity had a sweet tooth and wanted to try some of
the exquisite snacks.
Enter title… In the past, when she accompanied Jasmine and Aunt Rachel to parties, Jasmine and she
would just hide in the corner to eat and drink.

She liked the pastries the most.
They were always much better than the ones she got from stores.
“Sure.” Elisa placed her glass of red wine on the small table in front of her and got up to help Serenity
get food.
A while later, she returned empty-handed, but she was followed by two maids working for the Dowlings.
The maids held trays with the food that Elisa had picked out for Serenity and herself.
“Leave them here for me, thanks.” The two maids put down the trays, excused themselves, and turned
around to serve the others.
The two cousins hid in the corner, eating and drinking.
No one dared come over to disturb them either, mainly because Elisa had a bad temper.
She would not show any respect if a person she did not look favorably upon approached her, and no one
could afford to be humiliated on an occasion like this.
“Seren.” Elisa suddenly nudged Serenity and gestured for her to look at a girl who was standing in
another corner.
The girl fetched a packet of something from her delicate purse and poured it into her glass of wine.
Then, she turned around and walked back into the crowd as if nothing had happened.
She did not notice Elisa and Serenity the entire time, so she did not know that her movements were
being watched.
“What did she add to the drink?” Elisa said, “Probably some kind of drug.
It’ll dissolve in the wine, and the taste of wine will cover it up, so the person drinking it won’t be able to
tell that it was spiked.
I wonder who her target is.
She must be trying to incur the Dowlings’ wrath by doing something like this at Ms.
Dowling’s birthday party.” “I think we bumped into her when we first arrived.
Her last name is Newman, right?” “I don’t remember.
I never bother with people like them.
I only came tonight to accompany you, otherwise my mom and I wouldn’t have shown up.” She was
doing it all for Serenity.
Serenity laughed.
“I’ll knit you some small animals when I have the time.
What animals do you want? I’ll gift them to you.” “I want all of the twelve zodiac signs.” “Sure.

Give me some time and I’ll send them to you after I’m done.
But make sure not to show them off.
Zachary is a petty person and will get jealous.” Zachary was jealous by nature.
Elisa laughed.
“Just be happy with what you got.
You don’t know how many people want to experience his domineering side.” “Yeah, yeah, I’m happy
with what I have now.
“I wonder who Ms.
Newman will give that cup of wine to.”