Fortunately, it doesn’t matter to Alice Conley. After all, she isn’t the daughter-in-law her in-laws wanted, and she’s too lazy to bother currying favor. She does whatever she wants.

Usually, when nothing is happening, they go their separate ways; she won’t set foot in the Howards Family mansion, and the Howards Family people won’t come looking for her. However, in public places, she still gives her husband enough face, pretending to be in harmony with the Howards Family.

Sometimes, Alice Conley really finds this quite hypocritical. At this moment, led by Dorian Howards, she approached his parents, putting on a smiling face to greet them, but from the corner of her eye, she glanced at Francine Howards. Mabel Quinn’s death probably made Francine the happiest.

Truly, good people don’t get good endings, while villains succeed!

Alice Conley sighed at the unfairness of this world.

Meanwhile, Francine Howards, standing next to Kyle Kinston, had a completely different mindset. Holding onto Kyle, she was delighted. She had intentionally encouraged journalists to write gossip about her and Kyle, suggesting that they might naturally progress to marriage.

Of course, the report was a test to gauge Kyle’s reaction.

Over the years, she had already turned 34. Although many women are marrying later now, how many years of youth do women truly have?

At least in the past, she never thought she’d be unmarried at 34. Now that Mabel Quinn finally died and Kyle had forgotten everything about her, her opportunity had arrived.

Over the years, she had gone to great lengths to get closer to Kyle, but he still made no promises to her, nor took any further actions, which made her increasingly anxious.

However, Kyle didn’t seem to have any intention of shutting down the news report. Was it because he didn’t care, or...was it a tacit acknowledgment?

Naturally, Francine took it as tacit acknowledgment. After all, over the years, there hadn’t been any other women around Kyle. If you exclude the more than a year during which Mabel appeared, the only woman truly by Kyle’s side over the years was her.

And only she was worthy of Kyle!

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After Alice Conley finished using the restroom and was washing her hands at the sink, she saw Francine Howards walk in, touching up her makeup.

Today, Francine’s face was obviously meticulously made up, looking very beautiful.

Alice Conley snorted coldly, "No matter how you paint it, wrinkles are still wrinkles. Just because they’re not visible, doesn’t mean they don’t exist."

"What did you say?" Francine Howards glared at Alice Conley.

"Just stating a fact. That news piece the other day about you and Kyle Kinston heading to the altar—didn’t you instruct the reporter to write it? Just now, seeing your future mistress of the Kinston Family demeanor, it seems you really can’t wait to get married. But who knows when Kyle Kinston will actually marry you." Alice Conley pursed her lips, not giving Francine Howards any face at all.

And at this moment, it wasn’t just the two of them in the restroom; there were others too. After saying this, Alice Conley turned and left the restroom crisply, leaving Francine Howards behind to face the onlookers alone.

There’s no way Francine Howards could swallow this insult. Her face darkened instantly as she quickly walked out of the restroom and caught up with Alice Conley.