Chapter 5

Shelia's smile froze. "Why?"

"Mr. Nichols is taking his wife tonight, so it wouldn't be convenient for you to attend."

Shelia forced a smile. "Oh, so he's taking his wife. That's great. I didn't want to go anyway."

"That's good."

Shelia held her phone and bit her lip.

Her roommates exchanged glances.

"Shelia, did your boyfriend stand you up?"

"I heard this event is international. Didn't your boyfriend organize it to introduce you to some foreign entrepreneurs?"

Facing their skeptical looks, Shelia managed a weak smile. "He has an important client to accompany. I shouldn't disturb him."

Shelia glanced at the dress in her hands, her expression dimming.

'Juan never likes Debra. Why did he suddenly...'

She tightened her grip on the dress.

She had looked forward to tonight's event for so long. She couldn't just give up.

As the night fell, Juan had a splendid black dress sent to Debra.

He had been waiting downstairs for a while when he saw Debra descending the stairs.

Though he had seen Debra in a burgundy dress the other day, seeing her in this outfit still took Juan by surprise.

He hadn't realized how beautiful Debra could be.

ready," Debra said, lifting her

pursed his lips. "I'll have my secretary bring the car

opened the door to

Debra in the black

Nichols, you look stunning in this dress, better

Juan glanced at him.

his mistake and quickly shut his

"It's okay."

care, and she got into the

Joe and muttered, "You won't get your bonus

wronged but dared not say

what he got for

helped Debra get out of the

cast admiring glances at

the lady with

to be Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs. Nichols together before. They make quite the power

Juan took Debra's hand.

wanted to retract her hand, but with so many people around, she had

saw many faces she had encountered in her

a high-level international event, the people here were all top entrepreneurs, philanthropists, or real

sound of shattered

gardener accidentally broke a vase of roses, and the manager

come from? Get him out of here!" the manager

"Hold on."

the roses from the ground. She noticed they

man ruined Mr. Houston's flowers and startled the guests. Let me have him

him to prepare a new one," Debra said. "These roses were brought by Mr. Houston for everyone's enjoyment. How

his voice. "I didn't expect you to liven up the

shrugged. "Just trying to

stepped out of a taxi in a

ignored them and tried to enter the

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