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,

“I’ll have

the door to

in the black dress, Joe was

stunning in this dress, better than

Juan glanced at him.

his mistake and quickly

“It’s okay.”

didn’t care, and she got into the

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at Joe and muttered, “You

but dared

he got

the club, Juan helped Debra get out

cast admiring glances at

lady

to be Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs. Nichols together before. They make

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Juan took Debra’s hand.

but with so many people around,

many faces she had

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

studied finance to impress

shattered

of roses,

from? Get him out of here!” the

“Hold on.”

the roses from the ground. She

rare.

the guests. Let me

manager.

a new one,” Debra said. “These roses were brought by

nodded, and the manager

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

shrugged. “Just trying to

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

them and tried to enter

guard glanced at the taxi and stopped

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