The Queen Returns—And She's Unforgiving

It was a group chat.

She hadn't seen much else, although she noticed the number "4" displayed at the top. It meant that there were four people in the group.

There was also a WhatsApp profile picture that she recognized. It belonged to Tiffany.

Evelyn's gaze flickered slightly.

So, they had a private group chat among themselves. Tiffany really was the center of attention.

As for her, she had been married to Lucas all those years, yet she never knew that "family members" could publicly be added to their friend group.

Although she no longer cared, it was as if some of her shameful deeds had been exposed now that she suddenly knew about this matter. They could thus now laugh at her.

She actually found it somewhat ridiculous.

Jason wanted to say something, but he saw Tiffany's private message pop up.

She had texted, "Are you really dating someone? Who is it?"

Pressing his lips together, he didn't reply. Instead, he wrote in the group chat, "Stop spewing nonsense."

Meanwhile, after Easter dinner ended, several people gathered together. This included the heirs of various family businesses.

In the private room, glasses clinked and drinks flowed.

Mason saw Jason's reply and burst out laughing. "That can't be it, right? Did he not explain anything?"

Lucas only took a sip of his drink and said nothing.

Tiffany seemed to be thinking. "Maybe it's not official yet, so he doesn't want to say anything."

She glanced down again at her chat with Jason. He seemed busy with something, considering that he replied to the group chat but didn't answer her private question.

Mason shook his head. "That's not it. I invited him to come for a drink earlier, and he said he couldn't leave because he was with family. Don't we usually get together tonight every year?"

Could he really not leave, or did he not want to leave?noveldrama

"Why don't you look for him?" Lucas said slowly, obviously not very interested.

Mason shrugged. "It's not like I have that much time, but..."

After that, he glanced around the room, then at the time.

"It's almost midnight," he suggested. "Want to bet on when Evelyn will show up with soup?"

When he said that, there was a hint of sarcasm and contempt.

It was the same every year, and he had gotten used to it.

Using the excuse of delivering soup just to check up on them... Evelyn's little schemes were plain to see.

Tiffany finally snapped out of her thoughts. Putting her phone on the table, she asked, "Soup?"

Mason chuckled, leaned in, and said, "In the past, Lucas never brought Evelyn out to have fun, nor did he allow her to join gatherings like this. She probably refused to give up, so she would always make some soup and bring it over to help with everyone's stomachs.

"In reality, it was all just to flaunt her status as Lucas' wife. None of us bothered to call her out on it."

Then, he added, "Anyway, Evelyn was just wasting her time."

Mason shuffled his cards. He raised his brow and clicked his tongue as he did so.

Tiffany smiled. She could tell that Evelyn's little gesture annoyed Lucas and the others.

If true love could be won through nothing but effort and devotion, then it would be far too cheap.

Men, more often than not, were more realistic than women. They would choose a woman more beautiful, more capable, and more likely to bring them glory.

Unfortunately, Evelyn had lost from the very beginning. With only looks and neither substance nor ability, all she could do was chores.

"Huh? Why hasn't she brought it over this year?" asked Mason. "Honestly, I kind of miss that soup of hers."

Lucas set down his glass and replied casually, "She won't be coming."

...

After Evelyn sent an Easter greeting to Maria, Maria called her.

"Evie, are you with your granny and the others? Lucas said you probably wouldn't be coming back, so I figured I'd call to check. Did you two... have an argument?"