Ashley Bowen didn't mind. As the saying goes, forgive and forget. With her noble status, there was no need to pick a fight with a celebrity.
"Last time was a complete misunderstanding. I'm truly sorry that it led to you being attacked by the media, Miss Joplin."
"I wouldn't dare. Your Highness is a noble Imperial Concubine, while I'm just a commoner. It's only right that I take the fall to make you look better."
Shona Joplin's words were sharp and unforgiving. It was a mystery where she got the nerve to speak to Ashley Bowen that way.
The reason she was so brazen was her close relationship with the Xavier family, one of the four great financial groups. Miles Xavier was her powerful backer.
Even the royal family had to tread carefully around these four financial groups, let alone the government, which didn't dare offend them since they were tied to the nation's economic lifeline.
