Ti passed quickly, and the fifth day of the month arrived in the blink of an eye.
As Adrian Sutton had suggested, Mrs. Rowan sent invitations to all the prominent families in Rhonia, big and small.
She planned to make this banquet a grand affair; after all, the guest of honor wasn’t just her goddaughter.
She was also her beloved nephew’s wife. She had to give her the grand reception she deserved.
Even if Claire wanted to keep a low profile, the two elders of the family insisted on making it a grand event.
They said they wanted to show Claire just how much their family valued her.
Besides, she was the wife of the Sutton Family’s eldest grandson. Their eldest grandson had finally found a wife, so of course, they had to spoil her.
Mrs. Rowan shared this sentint, which was why she had sent invitations to every prominent family of note in Rhonia.
The established, old-money families were relatively calm upon receiving the invitations.
But for so of the smaller families, just receiving an invitation from the Sinclair Family had already made them feel incredibly honored.
Now, the Rowan Family, the most powerful and influential family in Rhonia, had also sent them an invitation.
They were completely overwheld by the honor and found it hard to believe.
Before this, the Rowan Family had always been the one family they all scrambled to curry favor with but could never manage to approach.
Now, they had been personally invited to the Rowan Family’s recognition ceremony.
Naturally, they had to seize this opportunity.
However, when they saw the date of the banquet, everyone found themselves in a difficult position.
A few of the families who were on good terms gathered to discuss their plans for tomorrow.
The wife from Family A said, "How can both families’ banquets be tomorrow?"
"Sinclair’s wedding banquet is tomorrow, so how is the Rowan Family’s recognition ceremony also tomorrow?"
"What should we do? Which one should we go to?"
The matriarch of Family B said, "The Sinclair Family is the wealthiest in Rhonia, and they have so connections, too."
"Our family has so projects we were hoping to collaborate with the Sinclair Family on."
"If we don’t attend Sinclair’s wedding, wouldn’t we offend the Sinclair Family?"
Soone from Family C said, "But the Rowan Family is the most powerful family in Rhonia! Are their connections sothing the Sinclair Family can even compare to?"
"If we don’t go to the Rowan Family’s banquet, won’t we be completely cutting off our own path forward?"
Soone from Family D said without even thinking, "Do we even need to ask? We’re definitely going to the Rowan Family’s event."
"How can the Sinclair Family possibly compare to the Rowan Family? Is the Rowan Family’s social circle one the Sinclairs can match?"
"Besides the local prominent families here in Rhonia, the Rowan Family will surely have invited the heavyweights from the upper echelons of power."
"It’s an opportunity to network with the truly powerful. Any fool would know which one to choose."
Soone from Family C said, "Exactly. How can Sinclair’s wedding banquet compare to the Rowan Family’s recognition ceremony?"
"Besides, after that whole marriage fraud scandal, the Sinclair Family’s reputation is already in the gutter."
"And I bet the Rowan Family chose tomorrow for their recognition ceremony specifically to slap the Sinclair Family in the face."
"The Sinclair Family bullied Claire rcer so badly back then. Of course Mrs. Rowan wants to get even for her goddaughter."
The mbers from Family A and B said, "In that case, we absolutely can’t go to the Sinclair Family’s wedding banquet tomorrow. It’s better to offend the Sinclair Family than the Rowan Family."
And so, the few families who had always been on good terms ca to a unanimous decision.
They would attend the Rowan Family’s recognition ceremony tomorrow.
As for the Sinclair Family’s wedding banquet, sending a gift and so money would have to suffice.
They wouldn’t attend in person, but as long as the gift arrived, it wouldn’t be considered a breach of etiquette.
「At the Sinclair family’s old residence.」
The Rowan Family’s recognition ceremony for Claire rcer had invitations sent to every prominent family in Rhonia, big and small.
Yet, the Sinclair Family, the wealthiest of them all, was the only one not to receive an invitation.
And what’s more, the date they chose for their banquet was the sa day as his son’s wedding.
When Felix Sinclair heard about this, his brows furrowed deeply, and fury ignited within him.
"What is the aning of this? The Rowan Family invited so many prominent families in Rhonia, but they deliberately left out our Sinclair Family."
Rose Gable was also gritting her teeth in anger, unable to stop herself from complaining.
’In truth, she was deeply jealous of those who had received an invitation from the Rowan Family.’
’After all, the Sinclair Family had once desperately wanted to build a connection with the Rowan Family.’
’Any association with the Rowan Family would have been like giving a tiger wings, making the Sinclair Family doubly powerful.’
’But now...’
"The Rowan Family avoided us and instead invited those washed-up families who are far beneath us. Isn’t this a slap in our face?"
This was also a signal the Rowan Family was sending to the public.
They wanted to tell everyone that the Rowan Family did not favor the Sinclair Family.
Failing to form an alliance with the Rowan Family was one thing.
But now, it seed they had also gravely offended the Rowan Family because of the incident with Claire rcer.
For the Sinclair Family, this was undoubtedly a huge loss.
"And the day they’re holding their banquet is the sa day as our Gavin’s wedding."
"They’re inviting mostly the sa group of people. The Rowan Family is clearly targeting us on purpose."
"They rarely held banquets before, let alone invite those second-rate, fallen families."
"Now they’re even inviting those has-beens. Aren’t they just doing it to spite us?"
Rose Gable’s ranting only echoed the frustration and anger festering in Felix Sinclair’s heart.
’He knew full well that in terms of power and influence, the Sinclair Family was no match for the Rowan Family.’
’These prominent families were all just a bunch of social climbers.’
’They had always tried every thod imaginable to curry favor with the Rowan Family but never found the opportunity.’
’Now that the chance to align themselves with the Rowan Family was served to them on a silver platter, why would they refuse?’
’With an invitation from a top-tier family like the Rowans, who would even care about the Sinclair Family?’
’If no one shows up at the wedding banquet, won’t the Sinclair Family beco a massive laughingstock?’
Felix Sinclair sat on the living room sofa with a sullen expression.
He thought for a long ti but couldn’t co up with a good solution.
Now, hearing Rose Gable’s incessant complaining, he grew even more irritated.
"What are you clamoring about? Shut up."
After Rose Gable’s affairs with male models and fitness trainers were exposed...
...Felix Sinclair had planned to divorce her.
If it weren’t for his son’s wedding tomorrow, he wouldn’t even want to lay eyes on this slut who had cuckolded him.
’As a man, how could he tolerate his own wife cheating on him?’
’The worst part was that the whole country knew he’d been cuckolded.’
’It made him feel utterly humiliated.’
’He was Master Sinclair, the head of Rhonia’s wealthiest family, for crying out loud, yet his own wife had cuckolded him.’
’Because of her scandal, he had been subjected to endless gossip and strange looks lately.’
’She had gotten too comfortable in her position as the first lady of Rhonia’s elite.’
’So comfortable that she’d forgotten her place.’
’If he weren’t unwilling to split his assets with her, he would have divorced her on the spot.’
’A divorce was out of the question. He would absolutely not hand over his assets to that woman for free.’
So recently, he had been ignoring her, and the two had been sleeping in separate rooms.
In response to Rose Gable’s attempts to appease and curry favor with him, Felix Sinclair remained unmoved, giving her the silent treatnt.
Although the neglected Rose Gable knew that her infidelity was indeed wrong...
...she couldn’t help but feel resentful.
’Why was it okay for him to keep mistresses and lovers on the side?’
’But when she made a few mistakes, she was the one who got pilloried, forced to live in sha for the rest of her life?’
’We’re all human, and people talk about gender equality now.’
’If he could do it, why couldn’t she?’
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