The Billionaire Twins Need A New Mommy! novel Chapter 336

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Chapter 336: Call Me Lola

The tea party lasted for over an hour. It was full of light conversation, ranging from business and personal lives to fashion choices. But even then, Lola learned quite a few things during this tea party.

One was that all the ladies put Celestine on a pedestal. They listened to her, and her opinion carried weight. Second, despite the light chats and chuckles, politics was still at play. They might appear to get along, but if one looked closely, tensions simmered beneath the surface.

Behind the light laughter, seemingly innocent conversations carried a lingering undercurrent of rivalry.

"So, what can you say about the tea parties?" Celestine’s question snapped Lola out of her thoughts.

Lola smiled. "I find it... fascinating."

"Oh?"

"When I first heard of the tea party, I expected a club where everyone got along well," she explained, watching the intrigue gleaming in Celestine’s eyes. "But after today, I realized it’s not as simple as I thought. So, it’s interesting."

A quiet moment fell across the table. The other ladies had already left after the tea party, but at Celestine’s request, Lola stayed for a private tea.

Slowly, a smile crept across Celestine’s face. "We live in a fierce environment, Mrs. Bennet. Friendship... is not what this tea party is for."

"I figured. Hence, I said it’s interesting," Lola nodded. "Having a group whose foundation isn’t friendship, but the benefits each can give and take."

"Anteca might be neighbors, but in Novera, prejudice against women is still rampant," Celestine said. "Especially in business, it’s mostly men. Even successful women are not spared from the men’s perspective of women."

Lola nodded, understanding Celestine’s sentiments deeply. She had seen it firsthand. Even though her grandfather loved his daughter Loren dearly, he still chose to let Lawrence take over alongside her. Not because he didn’t trust Loren, but because he understood the type of people Loren would face as a woman running a company.

She also understood where Celestine was coming from.

Celestine was the best, the smartest of her generation in the Lancaster family. Yet because of her age and gender, she was not given a position in the NL Group. She might hold one of the largest shares, but Celestine was simply a shareholder through her sheer hard work. But she wasn’t even part of the board.

"At one point, I thought of moving to another country like Anteca, where women were respected equally as men," Celestine mused. "However, the heart is where the home is. So, I founded this tea party. I’m not the first to host a tea party, but I can proudly say I am the first to succeed in maintaining it without it falling apart."

The two women smiled at each other, knowing they were on the same wavelength. Lola was impressed. She knew Celestine was smart and a natural strategist, but it was the first time she realized just how aware Celestine was of all these dynamics.

"I think you misunderstood something," Lola chuckled lightly. "I am not from Anteca. It’s my husband who was born and raised there."

"Oh?" Celestine arched a brow. "Then you are from..."

"Here. Novera," Lola’s smile widened. "It’s why my husband and I are here. Like you said, the heart is where the home is. Novera holds many memories for me."

The intrigue in Celestine’s eyes brightened. If the woman across from her was from Novera, she wondered which family she came from. A few families immediately came to mind—known for their simplicity and low-profile lifestyle—yet standing on equal ground with the Lancasters.

But if that is true... then I don’t think this union between their family and the Bennets will stay a secret.

Lola’s smile stretched, her eyes squinting slightly. Since she wasn’t volunteering more information, Celestine decided not to ask. Politics weren’t just at play in the tea party, they were also ongoing now.