This year at the Spencer Group's annual gala, nobody remembered the achievements made by the group over the years, nor the hopeful visions of its executives for the future, or even the glamorous performances by top film stars. All that remained in people's minds was this one photograph.
The second wife, Ava Harlow, received nearly everyone's sympathy.
Everyone knew that she had been with Cameron Spencer for so many years, had engaged in numerous charitable endeavors, and now at an older age, she was past her prime. Yet, Cameron Spencer had spurned the old for the new and married a woman young enough to be his daughter.
As for the new wife, Brooke Osborne, people felt especially complicated emotions toward her, but nobody quite knew what to say, so they uniformly chose to ignore the situation.
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Ava Harlow returned to her residence, feeling a heaviness in her throat, stifled and oppressed.
