Chapter 5

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 Deby

surprise.

in a burgundy dress the other day, seeing her in this outfit still took Juan by

He hadn’t realized how beautiful Debra could be.

Debra said, lifting

pursed his lips. “I’ll have my secretary

to see

the black dress,

Nichols, you look stunning in this dress, better than

Juan glanced at him.

mistake and quickly shut his

“It’s okay.”

care, and she got into the

Chapter 5

“You won’t get your

wronged but dared not say

was what he got for being

Juan helped Debra

cast admiring

lady with

be Mrs.

recall seeing Mr. and Mrs. Nichols together before. They

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Juan took Debra’s hand.

her hand, but with so many people around, she

and saw many faces she had encountered

certain prestige in the business world. To be able to attend such a high–level international

had studied finance to impress Juan,

the sound of shattered

of roses, and the

from? Get him

“Hold on.”

forward, picking up the roses from the ground. She noticed

rare.

flowers and startled the guests. Let me have him removed,”

manager.

just ask him to prepare a new one,” Debra said. “These roses were brought by Mr. Houston for everyone’s enjoyment. How about each lady

and the manager waved off

stepped forward, lowering his voice. “I didn’t expect you to liven

trying to please

out of a taxi in a black dress, feeling strange gazes

them and tried to enter

glanced at the taxi and stopped her “Miss, do you have an

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