My extraordinary wife novel (Ashlyn and Lucas)
Chapter 855

Chapter 855 Determined To Seduce

He still ended up throwing a birthday banquet for her.

Men.

Penelope's determination to seduce Dixon was reignited at the thought of possibly becoming the next Mrs. Haddock.

With that thought in mind, she smiled at Jenny haughtily. In her head, it was a graceful and elegant smile. "Jenny, thank you so much for coming today. It means the world to me." Jenny felt a sense of unease at Penelope's words.

Why is she acting all high and mighty? Just because she got welcomed back into her rich family doesn't mean she'll become the queen overnight. Dixon wouldn't have needed to throw her a banquet if she were so powerful.

She didn't show any of her disdain on her face. Instead, she plastered a fake smile on her face as she asked, "Is that a branded necklace? It looks so expensive and classy!"

Penelope's eyes glinted maliciously despite her gentle smile.

"Oh, this old thing? It's just a regular necklace. It wasn't expensive at all," she said in a casual tone. "It's a design by X called Azure."

She instinctively began to stroke the pendant hanging from the delicate chain. "This is a pretty rare blue diamond, too. I've always loved her work. You know what a big fan of hers I am."

However, Azure wasn't a recent design. In fact, it was quite an old design-a classic from X's earlier years.

Her older works hadn't been as well received before as they were now. She wasn't as famous and had much fewer fans then.

Her designs hadn't always been so perfect. Some still had their flaws.

Back then, her designs weren't as expensive either. After all, they used to be worth much less.

That was how Penelope got her hands on the necklace at some random pawn shop.

Jenny never got the chance to buy any of X's designs because they were now insanely expensive.

She may have been the beloved daughter of the Holt family, but they still weren't well-equipped enough to spend so much money on just a single necklace.

That was why she was so persistent with the idea that X's designs had to be amazing.

She suppressed the anger and envy she felt toward Penelope and said with an extremely false smile, "You're so lucky. You're never going to want for anything ever again at the Count's Mansion. In fact, I bet that uncle of yours would even get you the stars in the sky if you asked for them."

Despite Jenny's slightly snide tone, the envy and respect behind her words still made Penelope feel as though she had spent her money wisely. She silently patted herself on the back for choosing to wear it today, too.

Despite all the glee she felt, she still remained calm and said modestly, "My uncle truly is a nice person. I'm really just lucky to be able to return to the Yates family."

"It's not luck when you belong in the Yates family anyway. You were born into it," Jenny said, barely managing to hide her jealousy.

Despite her disgust, she still had to force herself to gush out the most shallow, fake compliments she could think of.

If she kept going, she might actually throw up.

Penelope, however, couldn't stop glancing over at the reporters who were standing not too far off as she spoke to Jenny.

Mary had invited all of them over so they could promote and brag about how well the mother-daughter duo were doing in the Count's Mansion.

She also wanted to show off how many people wanted to get in their good books after returning to Lake City.

Once her perfect, rich image had been curated, Penelope no longer had to worry about suitors. All the handsome, rich young bachelors would come and replace her on their own. Dixon was a prime example.

Penelope was practically glowing with pride.

Jenny had spotted the reporters too and was starting to wonder why they had all shown up. Is Penelope that interesting nowadays?

Still, she continued to smile graciously and maintained her elegant stature. She silently promised herself that she would not lose to someone like Penelope.

No matter how frustrated she was, she was determined not to show it. "Penelope, the banquet Mr. Haddock is throwing for you is a pretty huge affair. Is he trying to pursue you?"

"Jenny, don't say such a thing! Our families are just business acquaintances, that's all," Penelope said shyly. However, her blushing cheeks betrayed what she truly felt.

The sudden redness in her cheeks only caused more people to wonder what was actually going on between them.