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

the door to see Joe waiting

the black

look stunning in

Juan glanced at him.

mistake and quickly

“It’s okay.”

didn’t care, and she

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and muttered, “You

felt wronged but dared not

got for being

club, Juan helped Debra get

cast admiring glances at

lady with Mr.

be Mrs.

and Mrs. Nichols

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Juan took Debra’s hand.

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

and saw many faces she had encountered in

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

studied finance to impress Juan, but it

sound of shattered

broke a vase of roses, and the manager scolded

did this old man come from? Get him

“Hold on.”

picking up the roses from the

rare.

man ruined Mr. Houston’s flowers and startled the guests. Let

manager.

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

the manager waved off the

didn’t expect you to liven

trying

a taxi in a black dress,

them and tried

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

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