Her Return, His Regret by Natie

Chapter 47~ The lucky lady.

Time flew by in the blink of an eye and the night of the launch party finally arrived.

The hall at one of the biggest hotels in the city was decorated in golds and dark greens. Chandeliers with dangling crystals hang from the ceiling, casting a mesmerising golden glow over the place.

Lora smiled at the man beside her and hooked her arm to his when they arrived at the venue. The moment the two of them stepped through the double golden doors, silence fell over the place and all eyes turned towards them. "I think Miss L just made a grand entrance," Jason remarked as he led Lora inside.

Almost everyone was looking at Lora in awe. She looked so breath-taking in the one-shoulder sapphire gown she wore that fit her like a glove. It had a thigh-high split with a corset bodice, shaping her figure.

Her hair was styled in a slick low bun, her face glowing with light makeup and a daring cherry red lipstick.

People couldn't help but greet and compliment Lora about her work.

"Miss L, I'm so honoured to meet you tonight. You're the most talented designer in our city," someone said, eyes sparkling in admiration. "I'm a fan of your work."

"Thank you so much," Lora replied politely, smiling as they made their way through the crowd.

"Good evening, Miss L, Mr Anderson, you two make a good match," another one said when he stopped Lora and Jason to greet them.

Lora smiled warmly and Jason replied, "Thank you, Mr Carson. I'm the happiest man to have Miss L as my woman and partner tonight."

He placed his hand on the small of Lora's back and led her to their table. As they proceeded, Lora felt a burning gaze on her. She whipped around and saw Ryan standing on the other side of the room, his eyes fixed intently on her. He looked smouldering in an all-black suit. His gorgeous dark locks were styled into a slight quiff, enhancing his handsomeness.

as he stared at her. However, she gave him a slight

Ryan almost ground his teeth to dust when Lora ignored him. A wave of intense jealousy rushed through him. The moment he saw Lora, he couldn't take his eyes off of her

and rip that hand away from her body. How dare this man touch her openly like this? What happened to giving someone space so they could breathe? Ryan was going crazy with jealousy. Jason was touching Lora like she belonged to him or something and

to Ryan in her wheelchair followed his gaze and saw what he had been looking

her when she saw him

substitute,' she said in her mind, a lightbulb going off

his plus one, Ivy was happy that he still loved her regardless of how

she was just a replacement. It didn't matter if it was Lora or Larisa... Ivy was

woman Ryan wanted by his side

on the other side of the room. "Ryan..." Ivy called out to get Ryan's attention away from Lora. She asked, "Do you think I would also look as beautiful as

He tore his gaze away from Lora to look down at Ivy

sadness in Ivy's eyes, guilt twisted in his chest. He sighed and forced a smile before replying, "Ivy, you're beautiful in any form. Whether you're in a wheelchair

caught his attention. She nodded and said, "As long as you think of me that way, I'll have confidence in

"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the LAN's Luxurious Jewelry launch party. We are gathered today to celebrate the official launch of Mr Ryan Kingsley's new jewelry company and also, to see the beautiful jewelry collection made from the legendary

on to make some opening remarks and the audience listened quietly. When he was

at the crowd and said, "Now is the time all the ladies have

this because f for the opening dance, Mr Kingsley will randomly choose one lucky lady from the audience to have the first dance with

wished Ryan would choose them as his dance partner. It would

the excited murmurs to quiet down and continued, "Each of the invitation cards is numbered and those that were given to ladies have

and showed it to the crowd before saying, "Our CEO will draw one card and if that card matches the number

glanced at the numbers on their cards, praying to