The incident with the Kinneys was merely an interlude for Gwenda.
But her reputation inexplicably changed after the birthday feast.
There were no longer any rumours about how she bullied her stepmother and aunt flying around the city.
On the contrary, everyone was singing praises about how she was a good Samaritan for saving young Mr. Kinney.
This caused Pauline to feel anxious.
She spent over 10 years barely managing to ruin Gwenda's reputation, yet all it took was for one incident to change it all.
As a result, she had just been about to bring up the incident between Gwenda and Benson at another gathering with her friends when someone immediately dismissed her.
"Honestly, Pauline, you're the stepmother. If you can bear some things, just try to bear them, hmm? Otherwise, word might get out that you're mistreating your husband's kid."