From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

If it weren’t for her, the entire Wright family would have toppled over like a house of cards.

Yes, she was nothing short of a guardian angel for the Wrights.

Forget a business deal, if she fancied the stars in the sky, the Wrights clan would find a way to pluck them down for her.

A glint of determination sparkled in Rebecca’s eyes, her lips curling into a sly smile.

Daly turned to Rebecca, “You outshine your brothers by miles, Rebecca. Our Morris family is going to be resting on your shoulders.”

Just imagine – the day Rebecca becomes Mrs. Christensen, that’s when the real glory days for their family will kick in.

Daly had his reservations, wondering if Rebecca could really snag Mr. Christensen.

After all, he was a man who seemed to live in the stratosphere.

But now, it seemed like his daughter had hit a new high, gracing the skies even more spectacularly than a shooting star!

Mr. Christensen would be on his knees before her in no time.

Then Daly would be Mr. Christensen’s father–in–law, and half of the Christensen Group’s wealth would fall into their lap!

Once Rebecca bore a child and cemented her position, the Christensen empire would be at the Morris family’s fingertips.

The more Daly thought about it, the more his heart raced with excitement.

Sandra breezed in with a tray of coffee, “What are you two chatting about so cheerfully? Here, have a sip.”

Rebecca took a sip of her coffee.

Daly explained to Sandra what was going on.

Hearing that Rebecca was the savior Kendrick had been desperately seeking, Sandra was even more thrilled than Daly.

She had just caught wind of Kendrick’s plight in the ladies‘ circle today.

Little did she know, her daughter was the heroine of the hour!

If those society matrons caught wind of this, they’d be green with envy! Soon, she’d be the queen bee of the elite circle.

Those who looked down on her would come crawling, begging for her favor.

Sandra was grinning from ear to ear; she had always known that her daughter was anything but ordinary.

One day she was going to soar to incredible heights!

“Good thing we called off that engagement with the Christensen family. That washed–up bunch couldn’t possibly be worthy of my daughter!” Sandra added, “Speaking of which, are the Christensens still in Cloudcrest? We can’t let them see Rebecca now. What if they latch onto us, knowing she’s Kendrick’s

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lifesaver?”

The likes of the Christensen family would stoop to anything, shameless as they were.

Sandra felt nauseous just thinking about the last time the Christensen matriarch and Adah Bowman came knocking, proposing marriage.

That ancient engagement, and they had the nerve to take it seriously!

“They’re broke, penniless. Even if they wanted to leave, they couldn’t,” Rebecca chimed in. “Last time I saw that Christensen hag, she was begging on the streets!”

“Really?” Sandra gasped in surprise.

The Christensens used to be the toast of Cloudcrest, and now they had fallen so low!

Sandra’s surprise was tinged with a sense of triumph.

They used to look up to the Christensens, constantly trying to please them, even promising their unborn daughter. Now, the tables had turned.

Rebecca nodded, “I saw it with my own eyes. How could it be false?”

If the Christensens hadn’t fallen into ruin, why would Karen Christensen be dressed in rags?

The image of Karen, disheveled and pitiful by the street that night, flashed before Rebecca’s eyes.

Daly squinted thoughtfully, “Just keep your distance from them, Rebecca. The Christensen family is no longer on our level.”

“You don’t need to tell me that, I’m well aware,” Rebecca replied.

Having been given a second chance at life, she was determined to wear the heaviest crown and marry the

most noble man.

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That’s precisely why, just like in her previous life, she broke off the engagement with the Christensen family as soon as she returned.

Last time, her mistake was marrying the wrong man, ruining her life.

This time, she would not falter.

“Anthea became more dazzling by the day, huh?” she thought.