Everyone in LA all knew that Bailey, Olivia, and their circle didn't get along with Lena.
To deal with Jessica tonight, Olivia and the others had actually worked with Lena. Jessica felt quite surprised since she was the reason why the old foes became allies. Jessica was also quite amused by their stupidity. Did they really think Jessica couldn't track them down if they found someone irrelevant to play the perpetrator? Jessica found it funny. "What dress did they prepare?" When it came to dresses, Hannah was even angrier. "Olivia and the others are too vicious. They did something to the dress, and the stitches were all cut. As long as you change into the dress and walk a few steps, the dress will split open! They want you to embarrass yourself here!" If a dress was cracked at the party, it was more than just embarrassing. If Jessica did fall into their trap tonight, then the Hall family would be brought up as a joke in the upper—classHari felt a little guilty when Terry gazed at him. At the same time, Terry had lost track of Jessica. Terry thought that he couldn't locate Jessica in a short time. He had done what he wanted to do anyway. Terry wanted to find an excuse to leave when he heard two screams. Jessica thought that the show would start later, but she didn't expect them to be so impatient. The person who splashed Jessica red wine was Lena. Before Jessica could react, Lena had already screamed. Lena kept apologizing to Jessica. "I'm sorry, Miss Hall. I didn't see it just now! I really didn't see you! I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Your dress ... I'll take you to change into another dress." Lena's apology was so sincere that even Jessica was embarrassed to turn her down. Jessica raised her eyebrows and looked at Hannah, who was not far away. She smiled and said, "Okay." Seeing Jessica agree, Lena quickly took Jessica to change her dress. Along the way, she went on ap
Jessica, who was standing on the other side of the venue, looked at Olivia, who was coming over. She smiled and whispered, "Three, two, one..." With that, Olivia, who was walking toward Jessica, stopped stiffly. The back of Olivia's dress cracked open. Bailey tried hard to pull the two pieces on Olivia's back together. Yet the other part split up faster as Bailey pulled it. With a light snap, Olivia's dress fell to the ground like a piece of cloth. It happened too fast. Olivia and Bailey didn't have time to respond. Even Hannah, who had already known what would happen next, didn't expect the dress to split so instantly. This scene shocked everyone in the venue. The party suddenly became a mess. Olivia and Bailey were in a hurry. They hurried to block Olivia. Yet Olivia's dress broke into so many pieces. The dress had turned into a bunch of rags. The connection between the waist part and the hem broke at once. Without t
It all happened in an instant. When Lucas had learned about what happened to Olivia, she had already been crying for quite a while in the lounge. The guests at the banquet today were all celebrities in the upper—class society of LA. They were business partners as well as acquaintances that also met each other at all kinds of parties. Thus, they naturally knew one thing or two about what Miss Thomas was like. Besides, how could a dress that was worth tens of thousands of dollars get cracked up so thoroughly? When Lucas heard it from Vincent, his face darkened. Hari didn't know what to do to help out Olivia, who seemed to be making a fool of herself all the time. Given Lucas' terrible mood, Hari chose to remain silent. Hari followed Lucas into the lounge. Olivia had changed into a new dress at this time, but she still had not calmed down. She was still sitting there and crying. She was so embarrassed today. When Bailey saw Lucas
Jessica did not expect Lucas to ask that. She subconsciously denied it. "No." "But that illustration." Lucas paused, he realized that his previous attitude might have made Jessica get him wrong. Lucas then softened his tone and went on, "Don't get me wrong. I'm just saying that the illustration looks similar to the portrait of me you drew." "Mr. Thomas, have you read that story? That story is about a 14—year—old schoolgirl falling in love with a high school boy. It had nothing to do with our marriage," Jessica said calmly. "Then why are the two pictures so similar?" Lucas asked again. Jessica raised an eyebrow. She did not expect Lucas to see the subtle similarities in the two pictures. She looked up at Lucas. Jessica knew that Lucas could see her through once she hedged. "It's OK for you to deny it. I'm just asking. Don't mind me." Lucas didn't push Jessica. "Since you have already had an answer, why did you even
The next day after the banquet, the news of Olivia making a fool of herself at the banquet spread throughout the upper—class society of LA. Justin soon found out about what had happened. As the head of the Thomas family, he could not stand the fact that the Thomas family had become a laughing stock. Olivia had to face the mockery from those socialites and Justin's anger at the same time. "If it doesn't go off the trending topic, your grandpa would look into it," Bailey, who was grounded at home, said to Olivia on the phone. Bailey paused for a moment and then continued, "If only something more eye—catching would happen now. Then no one would pay attention to you." Olivia, who had hung up the phone, thought about Bailey's words carefully. Finally, she gritted her teeth and made a call. Ever since Megan found out about Jessica's identity, he didn't pick on Jessica anymore. Thus, Jessica's work at the LA branch had been quite smoo
Hannah was dumbfounded by Jessica's words. She looked at Jessica and asked, "Not Lucas? Then who?" If Lucas hadn't done that, that meant Hannah had done two things wrong. Yet Hannah decided not to haggle over it. Lucas was unarguably a bastard. He deserved the lesson. Hannah comforted herself that way. Jessica shook her head slightly. She had an answer in her heart, but before Wendy's investigation results came out, she did not want to say it. Jessica looked at Hannah and sighed. "You're still so impulsive." "When I heard Mr. Davison say it, I was so angry that I couldn't hold it in for a moment." Hannah also felt that she was a little reckless and stuck out her tongue. After Hannah left, Vincent could only grimace as he looked at the ornaments that Hannah had broken on the ground. Miss Howell did have a temper. Lucas sat in front of his desk as if he was unaware of the mess around him. Lucas was still reviewing Hannah
With that, Olivia's face darkened. Dwayne looked at Olivia and asked, "Miss Thomas, what happened to you?" "Nothing, nothing. It's just that I'm not feeling so well now. I'll go back to my room." Olivia let out a tight laugh and quickly went upstairs to her room. Olivia patted her chest with her hand, and after calming down a little, she called Bailey. "Bailey, Jessica is coming to my home as a guest tomorrow. Do you think she has found out anything?" Olivia asked as soon as she got through the call. "Did anyone see you when you met Jerry?" Bailey asked after pausing for seconds. "No, I chose a restaurant which people of our kind won't choose," said Olivia as she recalled. "Then what are you afraid of? Maybe she just wants to beg for forgiveness after reading the harsh comments." Olivia thought Bailey made a fair point. She thus felt less worried. The next day, in the evening, the whole Thomas family were sitting at the table
When Jessica mentioned the name "Jerry," Olivia felt her heart racing with tension. She did not even dare to look at Justin. Lucas had not returned home from his work, and Rebecca knew nothing about what Olivia had done. For a moment, Olivia did not know who to ask for help. There was a mocking smile on Jessica's face as she looked at Olivia's pale face. The dining room suddenly fell into a strange silence. A servant came into the dining room with the appetizer, fried foie gras with garlic and basil, at that time. She then put it on the table. The fried foie gras emitted the fragrance of grease. Although Olivia had not had much that day because of her panic, she still acted as if she couldn't smell the fragrance of food in front of her at all. Justin had been running the Thomas Group for so many years, so he had understood that it was Olivia who made Jessica slandered by the netizens now. He was actually angry that Olivia always made things worse, but since Jessica was h