She probably believes that a mistress must compete with the legal wife. I quickly granted her wish, but she seemed dissatisfied with how smoothly things were going, so she resorted to showing off to feel superior.
“What is there to flaunt? Hank Brown is merely a man I no longer desire. If I were to compare him to footwear, he would be a pair of worn-out shoes. I discarded them, yet she picked them up and treated them like they were treasures.”
“Liberty!” Hank called out with a grim expression.
“Take a look in the mirror. Aren’t you embarrassed to shop in this store? Can you even wear these clothes? You’ll only ruin them.”
Liberty glanced at him before turning to the sales clerk. “Please ring me up. I’ll take all these clothes.”
Jessica interjected sarcastically, “Why not buy everything in this store? Didn’t your wealthy aunt acknowledge you? Didn’t she give you hundreds of millions to spend on clothes?”
“Do you live in a villa? Drive a luxury car? Do you have bodyguards following you everywhere?” That was Jessica’s biggest source of jealousy.
Immediately after Liberty and Hank divorced, she discovered her wealthy aunt. This aunt belonged to the Stone family, a powerful lineage second only to the Yorks, with assets worth billions.
The entire Brown family regretted their actions upon learning that Liberty had a prosperous aunt, especially Hank’s mother. When Jessica first started dating Hank, Olivia praised her, claiming she was more sensible, attractive, and capable than Liberty. Olivia remarked that Hank was fortunate to have met her.
Now, however, Olivia had privately advised Hank to pursue Liberty again, stating that Liberty would make a more suitable wife than Jessica. Was she insinuating that Jessica could only ever be a mistress?
“Buy all the—”
“Get those clothes from this store, or I’ll have a low opinion of you!”
Before Liberty could respond, Audrey and Elisa entered the store. Although Audrey usually took great care of her appearance, her face appeared gloomy as she loudly instructed the clerk, “Aside from the outfit she’s holding, please pack up all the clothes in your store for my niece.”