THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 1156

Normally, Frieda's birthday would have been a simple home-cooked meal.

It wasn't a milestone birthday, after all.

But to welcome Jane and Shona, the Forresters decided to upgrade the celebration to this restaurant and even invited many of their relatives, all to introduce them to her two best friends.

Hearing this, Jane and Shona were also stunned.

Jane looked at Elsa. "Are you kidding, Elsa? What have we done to deserve such special treatment from your in-laws? I'm actually getting a little nervous!"

She thought it was just a simple birthday gathering.

She never expected...

The Forrester family to make such a grand affair of it.

Jane had looked up the hotel on her way over.

The cost was a couple of hundred dollars a head.

Shona spoke up then, smiling. "Jane, don't be nervous. The person the Forresters truly value is Elsa, not us! We're just lucky to be basking in her glow."

A proud smile spread across Elsa's face.

Shona was right.

It might look like her in-laws were welcoming Jane and Shona, but really, they were showing how much they valued her.

If her husband's family didn't value her, they certainly wouldn't value her friends.

Jane couldn't help but sigh, "Elsa, you are so lucky!"

Shona immediately nodded in agreement. "Yes, you really are. I once heard someone say the Forresters didn't have a very good reputation, and I was worried you'd be miserable with them. But now it's clear that was all just baseless gossip!"

What? Shona heard that the Forresters had a bad reputation?

Elsa immediately asked, "Shona, who did you hear that from?"

Shona continued, "It was just the other day. I was telling my colleagues how well you married, that your husband's name is Xander. One of my colleagues said she was elementary school classmates with Xander and told me his parents were very difficult to get along with. She said you were in for a rough time marrying into their family. But now, I think my colleague was probably just jealous of your good fortune!"

Elsa narrowed her eyes. She instinctively felt that those rumors must have been spread by Caitlin.

"Who else would be that small-minded?" she mused. "Caitlin's just jealous, jealous that I got the good husband and the kind in-laws."