Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 325: Family first...

Following Davis and his entourage’s arrival, the launching kicked off in earnest.

Sonia winked at Tricia. "Will you still be in the car while I go into the hall to have a good time?" Sonia asked.

Tricia glared at her. As much as she didn’t like the betrayal she had received from this friend of hers, there was no way she could return now.

"Why not stay back and witness the scene?" she murmured to herself.

Taking a deep breath, "I will go in with you, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t settle this score with her," she muttered angrily.

Sonia shrugged her shoulders. "Talk about that tomorrow," she smirked. Carefully, the ladies stepped out of the car and made their way into the hotel.

Tricia found herself inside the hall with dazzling décor. Her gaze swept over the hall as she took in the atmosphere.

The Master of Ceremony took the stage, welcoming the dignitaries that had come for the show. In his words, "You don’t have to feel shy. Like in every other year, the Angels’ Wears got you covered."

He called up the chairman of the group to offer his opening speech, which naturally fell on Richard. With the stress and troubles of the morning already gone, he was now refreshed and charming.

His gaze scanned through the audience in hopes of seeing the lady of the day, but surprisingly, she wasn’t among them, nor was the group that had come with her. A low smirk curled up his lips as a sentence crossed his mind: "He is really prepared."

He was grateful he had helped him out in locating the missing materials and the models. He was short of words because, despite his connection, he might not have been able to secure such top-tier models at such short notice of twenty minutes.

Recalling his dilemma as he waited on the rooftop for the arrival of these models, he blamed himself for having worried so much. Yes, he had been anxious about the sort of models Davis would find, contemplating the need to make plans ahead. But while he bothered, the humming sound and trailing tone of the helicopter as it landed on the rooftop...

Before he could understand what was really going on, the models slowly alighted one after another.

At that moment, he had murmured in wonder, "Top international models?" In his heart, he scored Davis 100 points for saving the day.

Clearing his throat lightly, "I want to appreciate everyone who has joined us in this annual event and to everyone who has helped us in weathering the storm over the years."

"We really appreciate your effort." He went further to express the group’s intention to broaden their scope of operations and hoped that their partners would continue to support them further as they progressed higher.

At the end of his address, he stepped down the stage. An ovation thundered in the air.

this moment, called in the models. The beautiful and gorgeous models stepped onto the red carpet. Tricia, seated amongst

didn’t expect that after all the effort she had taken to disrupt their activities, yet they had succeeded in getting other models—and

Group, she could tell

of the waiters got

Lady Bright

information provided, Lady Bright wouldn’t be present," the waiter answered, taking another glance at

sip of her wine, her eyes narrowing into slits as her thoughts swirled

Lady Bright and is married to Davis, then the woman beside her must

lose. With the escorts already in place, I think I

life, I advise you not to try anything funny.

she feigned ignorance of

say more, but the atmosphere in the hall changed as the guests turned their gaze to the door

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in the hall. Jessica’s

Davis asked, his brow raised. He couldn’t help wondering why she would always notice a

the same,"

know what? Though I might not have taken care of the model hiring, I made every decision about that, and I’m sure Natasha, Benita, and even Amara

breath as he lowered his gaze to his glass.

glance at them again, "I assume it wasn’t just by choice but something had gone wrong," she said, her

his voice calm but laced with weariness. "But, the models had to be changed due to some issues that came up last minute." He extended

"So, you’re telling me this is the

but it cut through the air like a sharp blade. Davis shifted uncomfortably in

immediately, jumped in without hesitation—her voice light and teasing, trying to defuse the

the show for now? Whether these were the models you hired or not, what matters most is that the event is happening and it’s

her eyes made it clear she wasn’t entirely convinced. Just as she parted her lips to respond, Davis’s phone

at the screen, and

fingers before he even said a word. "Who is it?" she asked, her voice now calm

muttered, his

her seat. "Pick it up," she said firmly. "Something might

feared. The timing was awful right in the middle of the launch