Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 419

Chapter 419: Old Scandals of the Wealthy

Selina’s eyes widened. "How is that cheating? The contract was up for renewal today anyway. As the partner, don’t I get to choose who I want to work with?"

Logan let out a low chuckle. "Didn’t expect Mrs. Reid’s victory to come in such an... unexpected way."

When Logan finished, Selina fell silent for a moment. "...Rich families in City N really are messy."

"Old Madam, let’s just drop this," came a soft, placating voice from beside them.

Years back, there were two brothers. The elder—Charles Hill—was the brilliant head of the Hill Family thirty years ago. He and his wife were a powerhouse team who secured the Hill Family’s standing in City N.

Selina frowned. XR was a luxury boutique that mostly sold women’s handbags. What was Joe doing there?

"But after Old Mr. Hill lost power, she suddenly left City N. I didn’t expect her to get mixed up with the Morris Family."

"Do you know who I am?!"

A classic case of old-money infighting—well, not even really infighting. More like flat-out scheming and betrayal.

The woman with Grandma Morris was Old Mr. Hill’s daughter. She wasn’t on good terms with the new family head. But outsiders didn’t know all the twists and turns. All they saw was her Hill Family bloodline—which was enough to let her throw her weight around.

Before she could finish, Brooks glanced at his phone and his face suddenly changed.

Old Mrs. Morris snapped, "Since you know who I am, why aren’t you inviting me in properly?!"

"Miss... there’s a problem. That Miss Hill, she’s..."

"Ha, Morris Family must be crazy, thinking they can just clear out the whole shop here like in City H!"

Suddenly a furious old woman’s voice interrupted her thoughts:

Joe’s face was bright red with embarrassment. "Mom..."

Old Mrs. Morris let out an impatient snort. "Fine! I’m only doing this for you. I just don’t want you getting slighted. Back in City N, who would dare treat you this way? Everyone there respects the Hill Family. XR here has no sense. If this were City N, they’d have gone out of business ages ago!"

"Shh—look, Moore the manager’s coming out."

Moore made a sweeping gesture toward the exit. "If you’re worried about falling over, best go home and lie down. And don’t worry—this place is covered in cameras. Nobody’s about to fake an injury here."

Logan raised an eyebrow slightly. "I’ve heard about the Hill Family."

Selina felt a strange, unexplainable twist in her chest listening to the Hill Family story. It was unsettling.

"And who exactly is this?"

Yeah right, she thought. Morris Family—the same people who didn’t think Selina was good enough for them. And they had the nerve to pull this here?

But she didn’t dwell on it. The darkness and mess of these old families was really something most people couldn’t stomach.

Hill? City N?

Brooks actually tripped over his words, staring blankly.

Selina squinted at him. She had the feeling there was more to that remark.

Back in City H, she could walk into any store and have it cleared out in seconds. It was her status. If she couldn’t do it here in City A, wouldn’t that make her look second-rate?

Selina arched a brow, her gaze sharpening as she looked at the woman who had spoken.

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