THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 752

Rosemary glanced toward the doorway, making sure Flavia was truly gone before speaking. "Mother! Something terrible has happened."

"What is it?" the Dowager asked, her expression puzzled.

Rosemary lowered her voice to a whisper. "Stuart's awake."

"Stuart?" The Dowager paused, searching her memory. "Who is Stuart?"

Some things had happened so long ago that the details had begun to fade.

"Oh, Mother, he's…"

Before Rosemary could finish, a flicker of recognition crossed the Dowager's face. Her eyes narrowed. "You mean the Gonzales family from the Capital?"

"Yes," Rosemary said, her face etched with anxiety. "Mother, with Stuart awake now… do you think… do you think something might happen?"

She took Rosemary's hand, her tone turning earnest. "But Rosemary, I won't be here forever. One day, this family will depend on you. The Windsor family has ten unmarried Lords. You must try your best. If you can catch the eye of just one of them, the entire Vance family will be proud of you for generations to come."

"Mother," Rosemary sighed. "It's not that simple. I'm thirty-five."

No matter how well she maintained her appearance, she couldn't hide her age. A thirty-five-year-old woman was no competition for someone twenty-five. The truth was, she had remained unmarried for so long precisely because she hoped to use her family's royal connections to marry into nobility.

The Dowager's eyes narrowed. "Thirty-five is nothing. History is filled with couples who had large age gaps and were deeply in love. You're only ten years older than the youngest of them, Lord Welles. A woman shouldn't be defined by her age. What truly matters is her charisma and grace. Don't sell yourself short. You are my daughter, Diana's daughter. You're more than worthy of a Lord—you could even marry an Earl!"