Everyone was silent. No one had expected Lily to be so bold.She did not care about the Lovehart family at all.The dignified elegance and magnanimity she displayed at the beginning was fake!Once she was displeased, she would not let anyone off.Notus was shell-shocked. He regretted everything. When she came back voluntarily and insisted on acknowledging him as her father, why did he push her away?She was on a path of revenge.The reporters and media did not have the time to ask questions. With someone taking the lead, everyone rushed to the front and asked about this matter.“Miss Lily, what do you mean by what happened to the Lovehart family in the past? Can you elaborate?”“Miss Lily, do you mean that the Lovehart Corporation is in danger?”“Miss Lily, are you confident that you can turn the tide against the Lovehart family’s current crisis?”After Lily expressed her attitude, she stayed silent and did not answer these questions.In fact, she did not know how to answer.
It was 6:30 p.m.The banquet was held on the top floor of the hotel.When Ruth arrived, Lily was trailing after Notus in boredom.Likely because of her actions at the press conference, most people’s eyes were on her. From time to time, they would come over to greet her and ask her a few questions.They were so curious! Why did she throw everything away to make a scene at the press conference?She was almost about to answer when her eyes lit up.“Ruth is here. I’ll go take a look.”Notus was chatting with the people beside him.Hearing this, he looked over. He frowned and was about to say something when Lily skipped away.At the end of the press conference, Notus had been reprimanded by the board of directors several times and had been yelled at by Zach.The situation was getting worse.Lily was also still running around.Afraid that she would cause trouble again, Notus quickly excused himself from the people around him and followed her.Only Ruth and Abel had come.Ruth g
Meanwhile, Lily pulled Ruth to another corner.Seeing that no one was following them, she said, “You’re finally here! I was so nervous.”Looking at her, Ruth said teasingly, “I didn’t know that you had the guts to talk back to Sean at the press conference.”Lily clicked her tongue. “Wasn’t he bullying me? How could I let him continue?”Ruth nodded seriously. “That makes sense. Well done.”Lily paused.She did not want to be praised.She swept her gaze across the banquet hall and said seriously, “None of the people from Sean’s family are here. I keep feeling that they’re hiding something.”“Abel said that he has arranged everything. We don’t have to worry,” Ruth said indifferently.Lily’s eyes lit up. “Tell me what he’s planning!”Ruth was stunned. “I can’t. I don’t know anything.”Lily was speechless.If she did not know Ruth so well, she would have suspected that she and Abel were giving up on her.Lily was a little disappointed that she did not manage to get anything out
“Do you think you can?” Galen asked lightly.Demi was speechless.She was in a similar situation to Apollo’s.Her identity was kept secret in the entertainment industry, and she had never revealed her family to anyone.There were so many reporters here today. If they revealed that she was the daughter of the Barker family, wouldn’t all her hard work be discredited? Everyone would think that she had used her family to get to where she was.“Also, I’m here today because someone asked me to attend.” When he said this, he glanced at Lily.Lily understood that Abel had probably asked him to look after her. “Thanks, bro!”Galen frowned slightly and did not speak.Demi and Apollo were confused.“When did he become your bro?”“Why are you calling him that anyway?”Lily shrugged. “Actually, I don’t want to either, but he’s too nice. I can’t be rude to him! How else can I show him respect?”Demi and Apollo looked uncomfortable.Galen’s expression also sank. He did not like this.
Yvette was the daughter of Melanie’s father’s cousin. However, she lost her father in her early years and was fostered by Melanie’s parents. Thus, she grew up with Melanie.She and Melanie were polar opposites. One was quiet and the other was extroverted and passionate.Because Melanie was well-protected, she rarely attended banquets.Yvette, on the other hand, had left the country a long time ago and only returned this year.As soon as she said her name, everyone figured out who she was.However, after she finished introducing herself, she did not bother making small talk with the others. Instead, her intentions were obvious, and she leaned closer to Galen. “Hello, what’s your name? I’ve never seen you before!”Galen frowned slightly. He was a little repulsed, but he still replied politely, “Miss Yvette, you’re too close.”Yvette stopped less than a few centimeters away from him and smiled. “Are you shy? Tell me your name and give me your number, and I’ll stay away from you. Ho
Apollo’s words unintentionally hit Lily’s sore spot. She turned to glare at him angrily. “What do you mean? What’s wrong with women like her? She’s boldly expressing herself. What do you have against her?”Apollo was confused.He was trying to console her.Why did it backfire?!Apollo shut up, and the air fell into a strange silence.Everyone at the table ate in silence. Even the chattiest Serenity and Dulcie did not say anything. They even glanced over from time to time.They were afraid that something would happen.Reality proved that it was indeed impossible to be on guard to fend off a sudden attack.Lily had been very vigilant at this banquet. She had been avoiding alcohol all this time.However, she was inexplicably agitated. She forgot to stay vigilant and downed two glasses of champagne in a row.BANG!The wine glass was slammed heavily on the table, and she said in confusion, “No! Is there something wrong with Galen?”Ruth, who was sitting closest to her, answe
Yvette had said, “You like her, right? But she doesn’t like you! A woman can always see through another woman. There’s no admiration or love in her eyes when she looks at you. She was not jealous when she saw you leaving with me.”When Galen heard this, he did not believe it.He had seen with his own eyes the way Lily looked at him.However, facing Lily at this moment, he was no longer as certain.The conversation in the car from last time popped up in Lily’s mind again. She said, “That’s fine. I won’t pester you anymore. It’ll be relaxing!”There was a beat of silence.“Why are you looking at me like that? It’s fine if you don’t want to tell the truth. Anyway, it can’t be that she’s prettier than me!”Lily kept talking.It was as if she did not want to hear an answer.For some reason, Galen blurted out, “I never said that I didn’t like you.”The air froze for a moment.Everyone else looked at each other in surprise.Was this a vague confession?Demi was the most shocked.
Lily washed her face and felt her mind clearing up a little. She stared at her face in the mirror.Although her face was not exquisite in the traditional sense, she was still cute, right?Her makeup was a little smudged, but she could tell that her skin was very smooth. It was plump and healthy.She was as pretty as Yvette, right?Was her voice the problem? Did she not sound as cute as Yvette?She admitted that she was very good at acting cute, but when she heard Yvette speak, she still admitted defeat.She was upset!Thinking about how Yvette and Galen had been together the entire evening and how they seemingly got along, she tilted her head and pondered. Was this the chemistry thing that Ruth had talked about?Did the two of them have a lot of chemistry with each other?She shook her head.She did not want to think about it anymore.It was none of her business.As soon as she walked out, she saw a figure standing in front of her. She was so frightened that she took two