Although it was only a marriage of convenience, Amelie Ashford was the perfect wife in every aspect. She was intelligent, obedient, and well-respected. She was kind to everyone and devoted to her husband. And she was perfectly content to spend the rest of her life like that, even though she was constantly nagged about getting pregnant. That was until her husband entered their house with a mistress by his side and eventually demanded a divorce. "Very well," Amelie said calmly, "I will divorce you." Richard's eyes shone as he heard his wife utter these words. However, to his surprise, she was not done. "But don't be surprised when you get an invitation to my next wedding." To everyone's shock, Amelie indeed got married again, and to a younger and, as it turned out, richer man! And she made sure that her ex-husband realized what it meant to lose the support of a woman like her. _____ Important: FL is not a Mary Sue. Divorce happens in the second part of the novel so watch out for your blood pressure.
A long, somewhat defeated sigh escaped her lungs.
'There is only one person who can help me build a new, much stronger social circle around Liam and me, and that person is Lizzy.'
Even after her scandal, Elizabeth never left the lips of the gossipers even once. She was the most popular socialite and her absence was mourned by the majority of high society, especially men.
And men still held the power of dictating who their women were allowed to mingle with.
'But what can I do?' Amelie lamented silently, 'Lizzy disappeared right before my divorce and I couldn't get a hold of her ever since. I know that she was invited to the Castillo parties multiple times and with her delicate skills of socializing, it would have been a lot easier to pull a lot more powerful people on our side. Away from Vanessa. Away from Richard too.'