Isabella forced herself to exchange pleasantries with those people, her cheeks hurting from smiling.

Those wealthy wives were all dressed up, smiling brightly. She looked at their masked smiles and couldn't help but feel tired for them.

Although Andrew didn't show up, David, acting as Andrew's future father-in-law, was acting quite high and mighty. Those compliments and flatteries made him practically giddy with joy.

David claimed it was to celebrate Isabella's successful concert, but in ...