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

have my secretary bring the car

opened the door to

the black dress,

you look stunning in this dress, better

Juan glanced at him.

mistake and

“It’s okay.”

and she got

Chapter 5

muttered, “You won’t get your bonus

but dared not

was what he got for being

Debra

them cast

lady

to be

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

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Juan took Debra’s hand.

so many people around,

many faces she had encountered in

attend such a high–level international event, the people here were all top entrepreneurs, philanthropists, or

studied finance to impress

the sound of shattered glass grabbed everyone’s

accidentally broke a vase of roses, and the manager

Get him out of here!”

“Hold on.”

picking up the roses from the ground. She noticed they were

rare.

flowers and startled the guests. Let

manager.

roses were brought by

manager waved off

“I didn’t

“Just trying to please Mr.

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

them and tried to

guard glanced at the taxi and

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