Chapter 534 The Socialites

As long as Georgina was alive, there was hope that Lily's plan could be carried out. She had already decided what her next step would be.

However, Lily remained unaware of Aria's real identity. She thought she was now among the elite in Janovin, but both the Wagners and Laynes saw her only as a doctor.

None of the daughters of the wealthy and powerful in the city saw her as a friend, so they naturally wouldn't tell her about the marriage between the York and Carver families.

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The collapse of the Short family directly affected the Layne family, who had already been having a rough time recently.

Samuel's hands, perched on his walking stick, were shaking as he said, "Did you not find out why Landon suddenly took action against the Shorts?"

"You know this as well, Dad. If we investigate the matter right now, we're basically admitting our involvement in what the Shorts have done, so we can't do it."

Samuel looked at his eldest son, who used to be the most competent one of them al