And she, quite obviously, could no longer follow in Leanne Richards' footsteps.
Clarke Ainley couldn't help feeling a chill in her heart.
The first time she met Helen Melendy, aside from a moment of awe at her beauty, Clarke laughed upon learning that Helen was an orphan with no parents and no family background.
A woman's beauty, how much can it really help her husband?
Falling in love is okay, but when it comes to marriage, Helen Melendy really isn't good enough to marry Harry Hall.
Let alone a distinguished family like the Hall Family, even families several notches lower—a nouveau riche family—would be out of Helen's league.
Therefore, she didn't care at all about Helen dating Harry; she just needed to act the part of a generous and good woman, waiting for the time when she marries him.
Who hasn't had a few girlfriends before getting married?
That was Clarke Ainley's original confidence.
But who would have thought...
