The Billionaire Ex-Wife and the Beggar He Became novel Chapter 500

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Day after day, she cried and wailed, muttering deliriously, "Julian, we have two sons and two daughters! We have the perfect family, a blessing upon a blessing! I'm your lucky charm, Julian. Come back to me. Don't pay any attention to a woman like Winona. She's just cheap, low-rent trash."

Three days later, the "low-rent trash" Felicity was cursing, Winona, was getting married to Yves Prescott at the Grand International Hotel, Greenwood City's most luxurious venue.

To Winona's surprise, an endless stream of guests arrived to celebrate with them, thousands of people in total. The vast majority were friends and relatives of the Prescott family. Even Yves's father, who had initially objected to the match, had come around. After seeing how capable Winona was and learning more about her past, he no longer opposed his son marrying a divorcée with four children in tow. As for Yves's mother, she had adored Winona from the start. She felt that Winona had tamed Yves's wild, aggressive streak and changed him for the better. In fact, both of Yves's parents believed Winona had made their son a new man. As a result, they had become her staunchest supporters for this wedding.

On Winona's side, the guest list was sparse. Aside from her grandmother, Mr. Frank, Mia, Tiana, Zane, and Sue, she had no other close family to speak of. Her friends included Wesley, Lawyer Fitch, Zachary Shaw and his wife, and Xander.

Two other arrivals, however, were a complete surprise: Claud and Mayo.

"Winona, we've known each other for what, seven or eight years? How could you get married to Yves Prescott and not invite us? We'll just assume you were so busy you forgot!" Claud said, clapping her on the shoulder. "So we invited ourselves. Look at this—your side of the family could fit in a minivan, while his side needs a fleet of buses. Is that balanced? We're here to even the odds. Count us as your family!"

Winona's eyes instantly welled with tears. "Claud, Mayo... thank you. Thank you so much."

Mayo looked at her with deep emotion. "Nona, everything you have now, you earned with your own blood, sweat, and tears. You didn't have a magic wand, no plot armor, no lucky breaks handed to you on a silver platter. You got here by fighting your way through hell. You deserve all of this."

"I know," Winona nodded, her voice thick with emotion.