Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 13 An Invitation to the Jewelry Fair

At the thought of that, Hayley reached for her phone and dialed Elliot’s number.

“Hello, does it still hurt?”

“Elliot, I want to attend a jewelry fair. Can you take me there?” Hayley implored.

“What jewelry fair?”

“Let me show you a video.” Hayley hung up the call and forwarded the video to Elliot shortly before she received a text message that briefly read, ‘Alright, I’ll take you there.’

Hayley exclaimed in excitement but accidentally hurt her swollen cheek in the process. As she hissed in pain, she began to curse Anastasia once again. “You’re a b*tch, Anastasia! You’re a jewelry designer, yet you can’t even attend a high-class jewelry fair like this one.”

On the other hand, Anastasia stumbled across the same video about the jewelry fair in her office and learned from the others who were invited that there were formal dress codes required for the occasion; otherwise, access would be denied. Due to that, she became worried, not knowing what she should do because she couldn’t afford to rent a decent-looking banquet dress.

about her dress code for the jewelry fair, her train of thought was suddenly interrupted by a phone call, which turned

calling from FH Clothing Store to inform you that our customer has just reserved a banquet dress for you. Would

for me?” Anastasia was stunned but quickly knew that it was Nigel

her phone and sent the man a text message with a grateful emoji. ‘Thank you

love it!’ Nigel replied with a

because she realized the clothing store was just a stone’s throw away from her office. Since FH Clothing Store was an international brand, its outlet often became the place where many socialites visited and shopped. As soon as Anastasia entered the shop, she was greeted by the shop owner

VIP room on the second floor, where she came face to face with the dress on the mannequin, as if it was silently waiting for her arrival. Oh my gosh! This is gorgeous! Anastasia complimented the dress just when the shop owner pointed at the dress on the mannequin. “This is

I can’t believe he prepared such an expensive banquet dress for me. Soon, she heard the shop owner explaining more about the dress with a smile. “This banquet dress is a masterpiece from our top designers. The fabric was sewn with approximately eight thousand diamond

A few diamond beads are more than enough to make me go bankrupt,

I think it suits you pretty well.” The shop owner showed her approval by praising Anastasia’s beauty despite her current ordinary

the price. “Alright then, I’ll try it on.” She decided to stop being coy, thinking she could repay Nigel by treating him to some fancy meals throughout the year. After all, she didn’t want to

told to come to the clothing store again the next day around 4 PM as the make-up artists and hairdressers would be there to help her dress

fair and asked him whether he preferred Francis or Grace to look after him. While the boy wanted his grandfather to come over, she called Francis and arranged the plan with him. Needless to say, Francis agreed to take care of Jared while Anastasia was away, telling her that he would take the child with him for some fancy meal and spend the night together with him. It was only after the arrangement was made that Anastasia could finally put her mind

Jared played with his Lego. At the same time, they were accompanied by the windy breeze that wafted through the window as the white curtains billowed with it. The peaceful and tranquil vibe lasted until it was

arrived at the clothing store where the shop owner had prepared everything for her. Then, one of the make-up artists sized her up and commented on her appearance in a surprised manner. “Miss Tillman, you have perfect skin, like there are no pores on it at all. How do you maintain such good health for your skin? What kind of premium

skin.” Anastasia pursed her lips and smiled while the two make-up artists instantly

apply some foundation to her face. After that, they kept her naturally thick eyebrows and proceeded to draw her eyeliner. Then, they went on to put the lipstick on her lips just as her beauty instantly stunned them like a glaring diamond. Upon lifting Anastasia’s hair, the artists permed the hair that hung around her ears and helped her put on a pair of diamond earrings to match the necklace she

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