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
"That woman..." Mr. Mullen Sr.'s face flushed at the mention of the woman.He touched the gray mustache on his chin and wickedly smirked, "That woman is very skilled. She makes me feel good every time. To be honest, that woman is amazing. Why didn't you keep her for yourself back then?""Ha-ha. Don't you like her?"Mr. Mullen Sr. nodded in delight. Then, he shook his head and sighed, "Say, why did Gilbert act that way back then? He was almost killed by me just to save the woman. Ultimately, the woman still ended up serving me in bed willingly."Adrien looked at him with a dark glint in his eyes.'Back then, Mr. Mullen Sr. grew slightly fond of me because I gave him that woman. He has even gone as far as to treat me politely every time we meet. I heard long ago that Mr. Mullen Sr. is a womanizer and likes beautiful women with hot bodies. It seems like I made the right choice using that woman. It's been years, yet Mr. Mullen Sr. still hasn't gotten tired of her. He even blushed at t
Kisa was startled. She followed his gaze and saw a figure among the crowd.There was nothing special about the figure, but it looked a lot like Sara Mitchell.Even the figure's walking posture looked exactly like Sara's.Kisa immediately tensed up.'Could that figure be Sara?' she wondered.Just as she had this thought, the grip on her waist loosened.Kisa turned around and saw the man stride toward the figure.He did it hastily and emotionally with practically no hesitation.Kisa was in a daze as she watched Gilbert chase after the figure.After his and the woman's figure disappeared in the crowd, Kisa finally lowered her head. Then, a disappointed expression flashed across her face.'Turns out, it's exactly like what the employees of GK Pictures said. I only have the right to stand by his side and be Mrs. Kooper because Sara Mitchell isn't around. If Sara was still here, I wouldn't have anything to do with all this. The person that man loves has always and only been Sara,'