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.

ready,” Debra said, lifting her

pursed his lips. “I’ll have my secretary bring

the door to see Joe waiting

the black

you look stunning in

Juan glanced at him.

realized his mistake and quickly shut

“It’s okay.”

she got into

Chapter 5

glared at Joe and muttered, “You won’t get your bonus this

felt wronged but

was what he got for being

Juan helped Debra

them cast admiring

the lady with

be

don’t recall seeing Mr. and Mrs. Nichols together

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Juan took Debra’s hand.

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

glanced around and saw many faces she had encountered in her last

able to attend such a high–level international event,

finance to impress Juan, but it

sound of shattered

of roses, and the manager

Get him

“Hold on.”

forward, picking up the roses from the ground. She noticed they were carefully

rare.

the guests. Let me

manager.

broken, 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 take one to

manager waved off the

“I didn’t expect you to liven

“Just trying to

taxi in a black

them and tried to

the taxi and stopped her “Miss, do

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