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 her

his lips. “I’ll have

to see Joe

the black dress, Joe was

you look stunning in this

Juan glanced at him.

his mistake and quickly shut his

“It’s okay.”

and she got into

Chapter 5

muttered, “You won’t get

felt wronged but

was what he got

Juan helped Debra get out of the

them cast admiring glances at

the lady with Mr.

be Mrs.

and Mrs. Nichols together before. They make

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Juan took Debra’s hand.

her hand, but with so many people around,

and saw many faces

in the business world. To be able to attend such a high–level international event, the people here were all top

had studied finance to impress Juan, but it never

the sound of shattered glass

vase of roses, and the manager

man come from? Get

“Hold on.”

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

rare.

Houston’s flowers and startled the guests. Let me have him

manager.

brought by

nodded, and the manager waved

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

trying to please

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

them and tried to enter the

at the taxi and stopped her “Miss, do you

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