On her rare day off, Yvonne sent a text to Bet that morning.


    He didn''t reply, so she figured he must be busy.


    "The agency booked me a gig as a bridesmaid today. If you don''t have ns, want toe with me?" Shirley asked.


    “Being a bridesmaid is a job?" Yvonne asked, confused.


    "Some rich families are all about appearances. They hire celebrities as bridesmaids to make the bride look more important," Shirley said with a shrug.


    “Actresses are all so beautiful, one more than the next. The bride must be pretty confident not to be afraid of being upstaged," Yvonne said with a chuckle.


    "Who knows what goes through their heads." Shirley had already changed into a pink bridesmaid dress. It was a ghastly hot pink that even a celebrity would struggle to pull off.


    “Ugh, it''s not easy earning money from these capitalists. Always with these petty games.” Shirley scoffed, then grabbed Yvonne''s arm. “You said you didn''t have ns, right? Come on, let''s go check it out together."


    Shirley dragged Yvonne along to the wedding reception.


    It was being held at a seven-star hotel in Istra, where they had booked two entire floors an extravagant affair.


    The venue itself was decorated with opulent luxury, giving off the impression that the hosts wanted to ster money on the walls just to show off their wealth.


    It wasn''t until Yvonne arrived at the reception that she realized it was Eden and Ynda''s engagement party.


    Great, she thought. This was going to be a massive headache.


    The engagement party hadn''t started yet, and neither the bride nor the groom had arrived.


    Shirley pulled Yvonne to a random table and they sat down. The table wasden with various snacks and desserts. Shirley helped herself and handed some to Yvonne.


    "The food is pretty good. You should try some," Shirley said.


    Yvonne picked up a delicate silver spoon and took small, slow bites of her dessert. Most of the people at their table were young women.


    The two girls sitting across from Yvonne were huddled together, whispering.


    "What do you think is going on in the head of the Walker family''s daughter? She used to date the Thompson heir, and now she''s getting engaged to the illegitimate son. Talk about a downgrade."


    "Well, that''s because Bet


    dumped her. My uncle heard Mr.


    Walker''s promotion fell


    through stalled somewhere in the process. Ynda isn''t getting any younger. Since she couldn''tnd the heir, she had to settle for the illegitimate one. If she waited few more years, probably even he wouldn''t want her."


    "I heard she has health problems, something about two kidney transnts. After a major surgery like that she probably cant even have dren she and Oscar were madly in love, but the Rogers refused to let her marry in because she couldn''t conceive."


    "Oh, god, don''t even mention the Rogers family anymore. They''re all rotten to the core."


    "My bad. Sorry."


    "I knew it was never going to work out when Ynda started dating Bet. The Rogers family didn''t want her, and it''s not like Bet is a scavenger See In the end, was just a fling. He got tired of her and kicked her to the curb."


    "When she was with him, she acted so high and mighty, as if she were already Mrs. Thompson. Then he dumped her for some actress. It''s hrious.”


    "Serves her right!"