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
“Of course, you can!” Yelena replied without any hesitation.She felt it was alright for her to bring her best friend. After all, she was certain that her best friend must be someone from a wealthy and powerful family. ‘I wonder if she’s one of the four big families from Centrolis or not. If I can gain her favor, it’ll help me a lot in the future!’With that thought in mind, Yelena approached Zennie and said, “Where is your friend now, Ms. Hamerton? If she doesn’t have transport, I can send someone to pick her up! Don’t worry. I promise you that I’ll bring her here safely!”“That’s not necessary.” Zennie smiled. “My friend came with me, and she’s upstairs now. It’s just that the Jenners are the hosts of this event, so I figured that I should get your permission first if I wanted to bring my friend here.”“Don’t mention it, Ms. Hamerton,” Yelena chuckled. She turned around and ordered a few waiters. “Bring Ms. Hamerton’s friend to the main table later.” Zennie raised her brows.
William had always been a smart person. He knew exactly when to adapt to the circumstances. Every guest in the hall looked at each other. There were smiles on their faces as if they were watching a movie.“Yelena, stop making a fool of yourself here!” William shouted, “Get back home now! I don’t want to see you!”“Dad—”“Now!” Yelena’s face was livid with rage. Her eyes were misted over with tears. She glared at Cordelia before turning around and running out of the banquet hall.Joanne wanted to help her daughter, but she did not know how. In the end, she could only stand at the sideline and watch as her husband scolded her. What’s more, she had to force a smile on her face.Willian let out a sigh and whipped up a smile on his face. He turned to Zennie and said, “Don’t worry, Ms. Hamerton. I promise you that I’ll educate my daughter well in the future. I’m pretty sure that what happened today was just a misunderstanding, I—”“Mr. Jenner,” Zennie interrupted him with a cold sm