“I think they’re pretty good. What’s the matter?”“If you think they’re good, then eat more and don’t talk so much!” “You!” Yelena’s eyes grew wide. “What does it matter to you if I eat more or less? I was just mentioning the truth. Your husband hasn't said anything yet, so why do you have to be so sensitive about it?”“Relax, Ms. Yelena!” Dwayne chimed in while holding his glass of wine. “Cordelia was just being nice by telling you to eat more. She’s just worried that you might get hungry later. Come, let’s cheer!”Yelena harrumphed coldly and finished her wine in one gulp.Cordelia was still fuming with anger. Her jaw was tightly set, and she clenched her fists so tightly that they were shaking.She turned her head around to look at Marcus. He was still calm despite being insulted by Yelena, and she felt a little sorry for him.She must be the reason Yelena called him here. He should not be here at all. He did not have to go through all the humiliation. This dinner party was
When Cordelia came to work the next day, she felt that everyone was looking at her in a strange way.She did not know what had happened at all. While she was working, Annie knocked on the door and entered her office. She went closer to her and whispered into her ear happily, “Everyone in the company is talking about it. Your husband is a genius!”Cordelia was stunned. “What do you mean?”“The stock market!” Annie waved her phone. “There are a lot of things happening on the market right now! Did you not see it?”Cordelia was not interested in the stock market, so she rarely paid attention to it. However, after listening to what Annie said, she became curious about it.She looked at the market trend and realized that Marcus was right!She frowned slightly as a strange feeling rose from her stomach pit.“I heard that those people in the marketing department bought Crane Industry’s stocks, and they're now losing money!” Annie said, grinning from ear to ear at their misfortune, “They
When Yelena returned home, she saw that William’s face was dark, and she looked at Joanne.Joanne shot her a look and placed her hand beside her lips. “Be careful,” she mouthed.Yelena’s heart jumped into her throat. William cleared his throat and raised his eyes to look at Yelena, sending a chill down her spine.“Dad…” Yelena laughed dryly. “You're back so early today, dad. Is everything alright in the company?”William looked at her coldly. “It seems like you do care about my company!”Yelena pressed her lips thin and said, “The Jenners Group is our family business, so of course, I—”“You what? You want to know who is going to own my company after I die, aren’t you!?” William smacked the table hard and jerked up from his chair, his eyes rounded with anger.Yelena trembled in fear, and her face turned pale. Her voice began to shake as she explained, “Dad, you… You’ve misunderstood. I didn’t—”“Stop explaining!” A cup fell to the floor and smashed into pieces. Yelena drew
Yelena’s eyes lit up. Her heart was pounding.“Dad, Zennie Hamerton… is the youngest heiress of the Hamertons, right?“Mm-hmm.” William said flatly, “I think she’s only 18 and has yet to go to university. She’s the youngest child of the Hamertons and Mr. Z’s favorite sister. If you can get the favor of that princess, to get her to say some good words about you to Mr. Z, there’s hope for you to marry him!”“I know what to do now, dad!” Yelena bit her lip. She spoke after momentarily falling into deep thought. “I’ll get someone to follow Ms. Hamerton, and I’ll hold a dinner as soon as possible. It’s best if… it’s a charity dinner! I know the Hamertons love doing charity.”“That’s great.” William finally revealed a smile. “You’ll send Zennie an invitation when you find her!”“Certainly!”“The sooner you hold the dinner, the better. Undue delay may bring trouble.”“Got it.” She was secretly over the moon.However, what William said next brutally crushed her joy.“Tell Cordelia abo
After all, it was just a dinner.Taking a deep breath in, Cordelia forced a smile. She thought she would stay for a little bit and then leave with an excuse.When she stepped onto the hotel stairs, a figure suddenly flashed by before she even got into the banquet entrance.“Yo, you really came?”Yelena crossed her arms and looked at her arrogantly. There was a disdainful smile on her face.Cordelia was stunned. One must say that the former had dressed up well today. The bright red mermaid dress complimented her body, as well as her skin tone.In comparison, Cordelia’s ordinary black and white dress looked plain.Yelena frowned. “Cordelia, didn’t I tell you that Ms. Hamerton is tonight's guest of honor? Are you trying to humiliate the Jenners by dressing like this?!”“You said it’s a charity dinner,” Cordelia said flatly. “Should I dress like a clown to a charity dinner?”“What did you say!?”“The dinner’s main objective is charity, not some Ms. Hamerton.” Cordelia glanced at
Cordelia followed behind Yelena. They walked around the hotel building and arrived at the basement car park.It was dark and quiet around. There was hardly anyone who would come. Also, even if they did come here, they would use the elevator inside the hotel instead of taking the long way like they did.Cordelia slowed down. She could not help but get suspicious.“What are you doing?” Yelena, who was walking in front, urged. “Quickly! I parked my car downstairs.”“Can you find it?”“Do you think I don’t know where I parked my car? What? Don’t tell me you want me to pick you up with the car?” Yelena scoffed. “Cordelia, if I were to pick you up at the hotel entrance with a fanfare, everyone would see you dressed like this! Are you trying to humiliate our family?”Cordelia pursed her lips and said nothing more.The path toward the basement car park was dark. Like a black hole, they could not see the end.Yelena was almost sprinting in front. It was a little tough for Cordelia to ca
Cordelia’s heart was pounding, her mind empty.The voice out there… sounded like a young lady.Who was she? Why was she here?“Ugh, this lock is so annoying!” The lady sighed. “Um… Please stay back! I’m going to use a rock to break the lock!”Cordelia was stunned but did as she was told and backed up to the corner of the wall.The sound of the lady slamming the door echoed throughout the entire basement. It was quite terrifying.Soon, as a thud was heard and a chain fell, a crisp clang came.The door opened, but Cordelia was stiff. Her arms and legs seemed to be frozen.“Sis?” A pretty figure flashed by. “Why aren’t you moving!?”“You…”“Let’s go!” Before Cordelia managed to speak, a pair of soft, tiny hands held her.She could no longer think about anything rationally. She could only follow that lady, escaping this dark prison.There were many dead rats at the door, as well as a baseball bat and a big rock.It seemed like the lady killed those rats.Although her hands we
“Don’t be shy,” Zennie said with a smile. “This is my room. They’re my stylists and makeup artists. You’re here for the dinner, right? Look at you. You can’t be going like this.”Cordelia looked at herself in the mirror and revealed a helpless smile.“Take a shower. Then I’ll get them to style you beautifully! You can wear any of these gowns that you like!”Cordelia felt bad but could not reject Zennie’s kindness.Moreover, she really needed a shower. She had to wash away the fear and filth from before.“Don’t worry, the evil woman who did this to you won’t come here!”“How do you know?” Cordelia widened her eyes.Zennie revealed a mysterious smile. “I also know that you’re the Jenners’ heiress. You’re Cordelia, right?“Don’t be shocked.” Zennie patted her shoulder, casually picked up a stick of lipstick, and applied it.“After all, it was Ms. Jenner who specially invited me here. Of course, I had to find out the backgrounds of everyone who was coming.”Cordelia thought about