Everything Shirley Thorne knew about Meredith Rowan, she had learned from the billionaire himself.
According to him, Meredith Rowan was a real people person with high emotional intelligence. She had only visited the family estate once, but she'd already won the approval of several servants.
But the patriarch disliked her for a very pragmatic reason: no mistress was ever any good.
Ethan Grant, having been taught by the patriarch since childhood, had no contact with Meredith Rowan.
Meredith Rowan, for her part, was tactful. She knew her status was unwelcome, so she never did anything foolish like trying to force her way into the family.
As Ethan Grant recalled, he hadn't seen Meredith Rowan since elementary school. All his impressions of her were based on childhood memories.
That made the current situation very intriguing.
After all, the patriarch had been invited to Shirley Thorne's recovery banquet.
