The Darling of the Paranoid Tycoon by Cheryl Rice

Chapter 7 A Grand Entrance

It was seven o’clock in the evening.

A fully-dressed Harriet was led downstairs by Bessie. They were ready to attend the engagement party at the Golden Joy Hotel.

Harriet suddenly stopped halfway, refusing to go any further. She pointed at Nora and pouted.

“You can’t dress up so beautifully. Otherwise, Delbert won’t fancy me, and I won’t be able to marry into the Carlson family and live a comfortable life.”

Nora was annoyed by the fuss, but then she found some truth in Harriet’s words.

Nora was lauded as the top beauty in Meawood City, and she outshone everyone else at every party.

If she appeared so dazzling at the engagement party, Milton might despise the plain-looking Harriet and choose Nora as the bride. That would be disastrous.

didn’t want to marry that inhumane and impotent man.

room, removed her makeup, and changed

stand out, she cheerfully took Harriet

has some insight after all.’ Nora decided to show her a little kindness

that she had fallen into

humiliated at this very engagement party. Nora had used various schemes to

little reputation Harriet had, and even her deceased mother had suffered condemnation from

vowed to humiliate Nora in the same

reminded Harriet to behave herself and not act eccentrically

in mind. I’m smart, and I know what to do.”

nodding

eager than anyone else to attend this engagement

long as that woman called Yvonne hadn’t appeared, she still

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atmosphere around the Golden Joy Hotel

on an island and was the least valued son of his family, Milton’s presence attracted many prominent figures across the city.

bless the couple but to