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.

to her room, removed her makeup, and changed into a maid’s outfit.

appearance would not stand out, she cheerfully took Harriet to the

insight after all.’ Nora decided to show her

know that she had fallen into

previous life, Harriet had been humiliated at this very engagement party. Nora had used various schemes to make her look foolish, recording

and even

life, Harriet vowed to humiliate Nora in the

behave herself and not act eccentrically in front of

it in mind. I’m smart, and I know what

nodding

eager than anyone else to attend this engagement party and stand

though he didn’t love her in this lifetime, as long as that woman called Yvonne hadn’t appeared, she still had a

…

around the Golden Joy

Delbert had lived in seclusion on an island and was the least valued son of his family, Milton’s presence attracted

not to bless the couple but to