Chapter 16

The crowd around Genevieve and Zachary erupted, a ripple of whispers spreading through the room. "Did I hear that right? Mrs. Lambert wants a divorce? Wasn't she the one who schemed her way into marrying Mr. Lambert?" "Who knows? He's openly taking Ms. Sloane's side. Who could accept that? That's basically him admitting to cheating." "Unbelievable! High society is such a mess! I thought that Genevieve would just swallow it and suffer in silence. But it turns out she's not a pushover!" Zachary's face shifted from pale to livid. But when he looked down at Regina in his arms, he didn't dare waste another second. He carried her out in a hurry. It didn't affect Genevieve's mood. She couldn't be bothered with the gossiping stares anymore, so she turned and walked out of the noisy hall. She had just turned the corner when someone accidentally bumped into her. The wineglass slipped from his grip, and cold wine splashed across the hem of Genevieve's red dress. "I'm so sorry! Sorry!" the