Chapter 375

Isn't that obvious?

Dominic Fairchild, Oliver Westbrook, and their group stood nearby.

They were unaware of the long-standing feud between Isabella Sinclair and the Kensington family. When they heard Beatrice Kensington claim the guests had confused someone else for her granddaughter, they barely reacted.

Reginald Kensington and Beatrice Kensington remained silent, offering no defense for Isabella.

Genevieve Kensington watched the scene unfold with smug satisfaction.

Sophia Whitmore seemed like she wanted to speak up, but with so many influential people present, she kept her head down instead.

At that moment, Margaret Sinclair emerged from the elevator with William and Thomas Sinclair.

Isabella?

The moment they stepped out and saw the crowd, William and Thomas froze when they spotted Isabella preparing to leave.

Hearing Thomas's voice, Isabella turned and saw her grandmother and cousins.

Then Margaret's gaze landed on Alexander Whitmore.

But at the same time, she also noticed Reginald Kensington, Eleanor Kensington, and the rest of the Kensington clan.

Isabella pressed her lips together before turning back to Margaret. Taking her grandmother's arm gently, she said, "Grandmother, the celebration is this way."

For her 70th birthday, Beatrice had invited Salzburg's elite families and prominent figures. Among them were those who remembered the bitter history between the Kensingtons and Sinclairs.

Though decades had passed since they'd last seen Margaret, recognition dawned immediately.

When they heard Isabella address her and saw the striking woman appeared to be in her mid-twenties, they quickly realized this must be Beatrice's other granddaughter.

The one who hadn't been seen at any Kensington family events since Reginald divorced his first wife.

Rumors had circulated for years that after his remarriage, Reginald had completely abandoned his daughter from his first marriage.

Most had dismissed it as idle gossip.

But witnessing Beatrice's cold dismissal of Isabella today, they realized the rumors might hold truth.

More telling was Reginald's silence throughout the entire exchange.

Clearly, he had no intention of acknowledging his daughter either.

Years ago, when Reginald insisted on divorcing the well-connected Sinclair heiress to marry a woman of modest means, many had thought him mad.

Later, they heard the Sinclair family had nearly gone bankrupt, their former glory fading. Meanwhile, the Kensingtons - thanks to the granddaughter from that other woman - had risen spectacularly in social standing.

It was said Beatrice's grandson showed exceptional promise too.

Seeing the Kensingtons' current prosperity contrasted with the Sinclairs' decline, many now wondered if Beatrice and Reginald had made the right choice after all.

This very prosperity explained why so many had traveled from Salzburg to attend Beatrice's birthday celebration.

Among the guests were members of Salzburg's uppermost elite circles - people the Kensingtons could never have associated with before.

Yet today, these very people had come when summoned.

Even without personal connections to the Kensingtons, they'd honored the invitation.

This alone spoke volumes about the family's newfound influence.