Chapter 26 Always Comparing Her to Louisa

In the Cromwells' wedding hall, guests whispered among themselves or scrolled through their phones, watching footage of Elijah and Louisa's wedding. "The Holten family is outrageously generous. Just the wedding gifts and ceremonial expenses alone must have cost billions." "That's nothing. What really matters is the respect they showed. Albert said Louisa was settling. Looking back through all the years, which heiress married into the Holten family and ever got that kind of acknowledgment? Even when the eldest son married the daughter of the world's richest man, she didn't get this treatment." "Louisa must have extraordinary luck to land something like that." "She earned it herself. Do you think a family like the Holten family needs money? What they care about is prestige. She's a world champion. That kind of honor can't be bought. What a name to bring into the family." "But she really kept things quiet. Who would've thought she was involved with Elijah? I always thought she was T