“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
Fredric did not dare to raise his head as he did not want to face Marcus’ piercing gaze.After a long while of silence, he stammered, “Z, you’re not the true Marcus. You’re just using his identity. Since you’re using his ID card, you also registered your marriage with his ID card.“So from the perspective of the law, the one who married Cordelia is Marcus, not Zephyr.”Josiah sprang up and said, “But the real Marcus is dead!” “Yes…” Fredric’s voice was getting lower and lower as he continued to speak. “So it’s invalid. Because he’s already dead.” A silence descended in the room. Everyone turned their heads to look at Marcus, and then they lowered their heads. Marcus’ face was getting darker and darker with each passing moment.‘That’s right… Why didn’t I think of it earlier?’When they were registering their marriage, they were not there. It was the Jenners who did everything for them with their ID cards. The people from the city hall did not check whether the real Marcus
Cordelia turned around and slowly woke up. The first thing that appeared in her vision after opening her eyes was the figure of the man on the balcony.A touch of embarrassment crept onto her pretty face, dying the tips of her ears red. She pursed her lips and chuckled. Then she felt something weird. Although they would have sex from time to time, he was able to keep his calm every time. He had never lost control like that before.Cordelia got up from the bed lightly. She wanted to hug him from the back, but she did not expect that she would nearly fall when her feet touched the floor.“Are you all right?” Marcus hastily stretched his arm forward and grabbed her.Cordelia was stunned for a moment. He pulled her into his arms and looked at her gently.He chuckled and placed her back on the bed. As he tousled her hair, he said, “Why are you not sleeping in the middle of the night and trying to sneak up on me from behind?““I did not.” Cordelia punched him with her little fists. B
Oliver’s head was filled with sweat. He knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness.Josiah had always been someone who acted according to his heart. It was not that he could not do something like commit murder or set a place on fire. Given the Bayers' power, even if Josiah killed him, it would only be one more missing person in this world, and the Bayers would suppress the incident very soon. As for Matthew…He would stop at nothing as long as he was safe. There was a possibility that he would turn against him and make him his scapegoat.After all, Matthew had to keep a positive image in front of his father.Oliver bit his lips and knocked his head on the floor hard. A wound appeared on his forehead, and blood was jutting out of it.“Please let me go, Mr. Bayer! I… I promise that I’ll do everything for you in the future without any complaints!” “Then what about your Mr. Hamerton?” Josiah asked as he sat at the center with his leg crossed.“I… I promise!” Oliver’s face was
“Yelena!”“Alright! Alright!” Mr. Rudd waved his hand impatiently and pointed at Cordelia. “You can go back now. I’ll only talk to Ms. Yelena today.”Yelena let out a smile, and before she entered the meeting room with Mr. Rudd, she darted a mocking gaze at Cordelia.Cordelia felt humiliated and sad at the time. That being said, she still collected all her stuff and limped out of the building. Little did she expect that…Mr. Rudd was a swindler! It was only after Yelena had signed a contract with Mr. Rudd that she found out his company was a shell company. It might look impressive on the surface, but it was nothing on the inside!However, Yelena was desperately trying to change her father's view of her, so she had already made the first payment right after he signed the contract to facilitate their cooperation. This proved to be a wrong move and caused the Jenners to lose nearly several million dollars. Cordelia felt like she was having a dream when she heard the news, and s
“Z?” Josiah called out to him several times. “Z? Are you there?”Marcus snapped himself back to reality and cleared his throat. Josiah chuckled and said, “Well, I finally understand what they mean by ‘losing in your own thoughts’. Even though I’m not there, I can imagine you staring at your wife right now.”Marcus said with a grim voice, “Josiah, if you’re asking for a beating, you can just let me know. You don’t have to remind me so euphemistically.”Josiah let out a few dry laughs. He knew that Marcus was going to enjoy the rest of the day with his wife, so he hastily ended the call.The next day, Linda ran into Yelena at an open-air western restaurant below the Jenner Building.”Ms. Jenner.” Linda smiled at her and pulled out a termination contract. “We've already talked to your secretary, so we just need your signature. Please sign your name here!”Yelena’s expression was already dark, and her face was even more contorted by her rage.The Jenner Group had become a laughing