Chapter 19 When Chloe and her family arrived , Violet was quick to greet them with cutting sarcasm . " Oh , Chloe , you're here ! Zick is just as delicate and cute as Howard was as a kid , and he's the legitimate great - grandson of the Whitmore family . Mrs. Whitmore absolutely adores him ." " By the way , when is Mason getting hitched to the Fitzgerald family ? I've been waiting forever to drink at that wedding banquet! " she added . Right on point , deliberately hitting a sore spot . Violet knew Chloe hated the Fitzgerald family lady and wanted to embarrass her . Sure enough , Chloe was flustered but forced a smile . " Violet , congratulations on your precious grandson . As for Mason and Ms. Fitzgerald , that's up to the young people to handle . We're old , can't meddle in the young ones ' affairs anymore . " The Whitmore family had a marriage alliance with the Fitzgerald family ; the heir was to marry Miss Luna Fitzgerald . When Howard got married , Chloe had urged Mason to hurry up and marry and have kids , so he wouldn't be outshone by Violet . Chapter 19 But Mason wouldn't listen , saying work was too busy for marriage . When pushed hard , he even moved into the office , rarely coming home since . Chloe waited patiently for Mason to have free time . One whole year passed , her nephew was already born , but she still hadn't seen any progress . Though Chloe disliked Luna Fitzgerald , the alliance was arranged by the family patriarch and had to be respected . Pressed down by Violet , Chloe couldn't help feeling uneasy . Violet didn't care if Chloe felt bad , as long as she felt good . " That's not good enough . If Mason is busy , you , as his mother , should worry more ." " Don't let it be that by the time Howard has a second kid , Mason and Ms. Fitzgerald still have no news ! " Two shots fired back - to - back , and Chloe was embarrassed , powerless to reply . She could only swallow her pride and nod . Chapter 19 Her eldest son wasn't making her proud ; no grandson yet . With the Whitmore family celebrating a new addition , naturally , many guests came , mostly prominent figures in Yealchinn . Nobles and wealthy families were too numerous to count . From a glance , people gathered in threes and fives , chatting about all sorts of topics . Aria wasn't interested . She just came to show face and enjoy some free food and drink . After putting on a show of sisterly affection with Chloe and Tessa , she grabbed a glass of champagne and headed for the snacks at the back . The food at the five - star hotel was a rare treat ; she wasn't about to miss out . Today , Aria wore a pale purple , diamond - embellished off- shoulder evening gown , which perfectly outlined her curves . She caught the eyes of several young men , all wondering which little princess she was , so beautiful . Ignoring their admiring glances , Aria just went straight for the good eats . Chapter 19 " Sure is a country bumpkin , doesn't even know the basics of etiquette . Tsk , wearing that dress on you really brings down its value . " Aria turned her head and saw Autumn , a classmate of Tessa , standing behind her , holding a half - finished champagne glass . She looked over her dress . " Oh , I'm actually wearing a matching set with Tessa . She picked it out herself . " " So if you say I don't look good , you're basically saying her taste sucks !" The Whitmore family cared a lot about appearances . No matter how much they disliked Aria at home , they always gave her enough face in public . " You ? " Autumn was so mad she was grinding her teeth , but couldn't come up with a comeback . She hadn't expected Aria to suddenly get so sharp - tongued . " If Miss Aria has nothing else , I'll take my leave ." The desserts were too good , and Aria was stuffed . She needed to walk it off . She couldn't be bothered to deal with Tessa's little suck - ups , just mindless pups barking . Chapter 19 A few words shut them down without rebuttal ; not the brightest bunch . Arguing with people like them just made one look dumb . As soon as Aria stepped into the banquet hall , someone called her over . It was Willow who wanted to see her . When Willow called her , it definitely wasn't for anything good . Good things in the Whitmore family usually didn't include her .