The Year I Was the Other Woman To Myself novel Chapter 340

“Do you want to hear it?”

“I’d love to.”

“I was just talking about my former daughter-in-law,” Mrs. Sullivan began, her voice dripping with malice. “She’s an ungrateful snake. Our family treated her so well, but she’s the reason my son is in prison…”

“Your son is in prison?” Penelope asked, feigning shock.

“You… you didn’t know…?”

“What did he do?”

“I told you, he was framed by my former daughter-in-law…”

“My, my, she must be quite the woman. Did she force your son to commit murder? Arson? Is he an idiot, or just a fool?”

“You—!”

“And why is she your ‘former’ daughter-in-law? Were they ever legally married?”

“You know perfectly well…”

“No, I don’t. Who exactly are you talking about?”

“I’m talking about—”

“That’s enough!” Mrs. Stapleton’s voice cut through the air like a whip. “This is a respectable gathering. Stop spewing your filth and offending our ears.”

“But Mrs. Stapleton, everything I said is true! She—”

Mrs. Sullivan tried to protest, but Mrs. Bishop, sensing Mrs. Stapleton’s rising anger, quickly intervened. “Don’t you have any sense? Nobody wants to hear your baseless gossip. Go on now, before you become a complete eyesore.”

Mrs. Sullivan had only been invited because of her connection to Mrs. Bishop. Humiliated but unable to argue, she rose from the table. “I… I’m just going to get a cup of tea,” she mumbled, trying to save face.

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