Kisa tugged at her collar. "Yeah, it's a little hot.""It can't be. It's late autumn. The wind is really cool, and I even feel like I'm a little underdressed," Felicity said matter-of-factly.Then, Gilbert looked up and said to her expressionlessly, "Be more subtle next time. Don't be so loud because people might misunderstand you if they heard you."Felicity was flabbergasted and frozen for a full five seconds before coming to her senses. She smacked the table and said, "Do you have nothing better to do apart from eavesdropping on our conversation?" She was normally frank and outspoken like a man, but at that moment, she was blushing upon hearing what Gilbert said.Gilbert leaned back in his chair, sipped his soup, and said, "I didn't even need to eavesdrop because you were talking so loud.""You!" Felicity's face was so red that it looked like a cherry.Kisa also felt unusually embarrassed, glaring at Gilbert across the room. "Enough of that."Gilbert lowered his eyes and imme
"Okay... Okay..." Lea was so excited that she was about to cry. She carefully carried the gown and then headed for the restroom.Anthony snickered, as he thought to himself, 'It's just a gown, and yet it made her so happy. She is so easily satisfied.'Afraid of ruining the evening gown, Lea was extremely careful when she changed into it. She had never worn such an expensive dress in her life. The point was, it was the man she loved most who gave it to her. She suddenly had a glimmer of hope in her heart, wondering if Anthony had already started to accept her, and if it was time to tell him about her pregnancy. She thought perhaps she would mention it to him after the party was over."Are you done yet? Is it that difficult to change into a gown?" Anthony was rushing her outside.Lea quickly cut the thoughts from her mind and said from behind the dressing room door, "Alright, almost done." The gown, which was silver, was heavy and splendiferously stunning. Lea put it on and looked at
Lea nodded, feeling nervous.Anthony exhaled a ring of smoke and said, "If anyone asks what's your relationship with me, just say that you are my dance partner."Lea was disheartened, but she still nodded obediently. "Okay.""One more thing, if anyone asks you what you do for a living, you must not mention that you work as a bar girl."It saddened Lea to hear that. 'He still mind my previous occupation.' She pursed her lips. "Actually, I know little about many of these etiquettes. You can always find someone better to be your dance partner, and you won't need to—""I wouldn't have asked you if I could find a suitable partner," Anthony suddenly interrupted her with a touch of mockery in his voice.Lea bit her lower lip and stopped talking.What Anthony hated the most was seeing her servile look. He got up and said, "The makeup artist will be here in a minute. I'll pick you up at seven." He seemed as though he did not want to stay there a moment longer as he got up and went outsid
Felicity laughed and teased him, "Hey, wake up. Don't look like you have never seen a beautiful woman before," She said, resting one hand on Kisa's shoulder and smiling. "It's true that Kisa is naturally beautiful, but you shouldn't be staring at her like that. Look, you're embarrassing her."Feeling embarrassed, Kisa lowered her head. Because Gilbert was too absorbed and his gaze was so intense, she felt as though he was seeing through her clothes. She pursed her lips and then whispered to Felicity, "I won't try any more dresses. I'll just choose this one.""This one doesn't suit you," Gilbert suddenly said.Kisa looked at him in puzzlement. He had just stared at her with fascination, making her think that it was because she looked good in the dress. But now, he said that the dress did not suit her.Felicity, too, wondered why. "It doesn't suit her? Then, why did you stare at her with such fascination? What is wrong with you?""It's her as a person that fascinates me, not the out
"Okay, put it back. I'll take the red one on me."Just then, Kisa came out of the restroom. The dark purple dress on her looked even more gorgeous than the black one earlier.Felicity was depressed when she saw the stark contrast between the fashion sense of Gilbert and of Davian. Then, she started wondering why she fell in love with Davian in the first place.Kisa's fair skin contrasted nicely with the purple dress, and she looked elegant. If the black color dress was sensual, then the purple one was elegant and classy.Kisa carried the heavy dress and walked up to Gilbert. "What about this one?"The dress had a high waist-bustier ball gown design with just the right amount of detailing around the waistline, outlining the luscious upper half of her body to the fullest. With Kisa's height, coupled with the high waistline design, it made her lower body look more elongated. Even without the high heels, her body proportions still looked perfect.Gilbert raised his hand and stroked t
Kisa involuntarily shuddered a little.Her feet were a little cold, so she could evidently feel his palm's warmth now that they were in Gilbert's hands.She gripped the hem of her skirt tightly. Then, she lowered her gaze and looked at the man in front of her.Kisa watched as the man carefully helped her put on the espadrilles. Once he was done with one foot, he lifted her other foot and helped her put on an espadrille.The espadrilles were comfortable and felt soft on the step.After the man helped her put on her shoes, he smoothed out the hem of her skirt.The skirt was really long, puffy, and floor-length. So, one could not tell that Kisa was wearing espadrilles.Even though the espadrilles were flats, the soles were at least an inch thick.Kisa took a few steps, and the shoes did not show easily.Gilbert said to her, "You're not short, so there's no need to wear high heels. You'll feel tired when attending banquets like this. Wearing espadrilles will make you feel much mor
Gilbert gently hugged Kisa by the shoulder and said to Mr. Mullen Sr. with emphasis and a smile on his face.Mr. Mullen Sr. narrowed his eyes slightly.A moment later, he took a puff of his cigarette. Then, he smiled meaningfully and said, "If you hadn't mentioned it, I really would've forgotten that she's your wife. If you had known that you and your wife would end up being this loving, was there a need for you and me to leave on bad terms because of that woman?"Kisa was stunned.'Mr. Mullen Sr. must be talking about Sara,' she thought."Back then, I almost got you killed because of that woman. Do you remember?" Mr. Mullen Sr. said with a smile.However, he did not forget to observe Kisa's reaction.Kisa did not know why he was bringing this up at a time like this. Regardless, he certainly had bad intentions judging from the situation.Before Gilbert could speak, Kisa said to Mr. Mullen Sr. with a polite smile, "This happened a long ago. You have a good memory, Mr. Mullen Sr.
'People have been calling me lowly ever since I was a child. Over time, I also started to feel contempt for my mother's status and disdain toward her birth. For years, my mother and I lived in an oppressed state. Even though my mother was still considered one of my father's wives, she had to bow and scrape when she faced the first wife. Sometimes, even the first wife's servants would order my mother around,' Anthony thought.As he thought of that, the hate within Anthony grew. His resentment toward his mother had also increased.'If it wasn't for my mother's status, or if she hadn't pulled those tricks to join the Mullen family, I wouldn't have been looked down on by others,' he thought again.Mr. Mullen Sr. glanced at him and disdainfully said, "Alright. Why are you still standing here? Go see if Arthur is here yet. If he isn't, go pick him up.""Yes, dad," Anthony answered respectfully.Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the entrance of the courtyard."Oh, Mr. Mullen Sr.! Hap