Chapter 529 We Already Hugged
“Oh, you interested?” Elise shot him a sunny smile and immediately withdrew it, expressionlessly saying, “See for yourself, then.” With that, she turned away and seemed to have no intention to continue. That’s what you get for threatening me with Claude!
Rendered speechless, Kenneth furiously rolled his eyes. All of a sudden, he had an idea. Casually, he rested one leg on the other, uttering, “Since you asked for it, fine, I’ll be your plus-one. You don’t have to thank me, alright.”
“Who thanked you!” Elise yelled, irked. When she blurted those words, she realized his implication and stared at him with her pretty, round eyes. “No, I mean, who asked for a plus-one? Don’t get ahead of yourself!”
“Hmm…” Kenneth let out a long hum and revealed a helpless look. “Don’t worry. I won’t embarrass you. Besides, I’m already here. If words were to spread that I let you walk into the dog-eat-dog occasion alone, how is Kenneth Bailey going to survive in society?”
“The what now?” Elise was thoroughly baffled. “What does this have to do with you?”
“Well, see for yourself, then.” He then turned his body toward her, brushing his arm against the back of her seat and stopping when his hand was behind her neck. With a concerning look, he ogled at her. “Stop being so angry, okay? You’ll get wrinkles!”
Elise glanced at his invasive hand from the corner of her eyes, malice evident in them. “I’ll stop if you don’t show up. If this thing behind me dares to cross its line, I won’t mind breaking it just so you know.”
Peering at his hand, he lifted his brows as he silently withdrew it. “We already hugged anyway. What line is there?”
Instantaneously, Elise shot a knifehand strike at him, to which he, with his keen senses, stopped it.
“Another word of nonsense from you, I’ll kill you.”
Kenneth let go of her and raised his hands, surrendering. “It was just a joke.”
“Very funny.” Elise coldly glared at him and turned to the other side of the car, leaving a wide gap between the two.
At this moment, Kenneth answered a phone call, and the two no longer talked.
And so, the car continued heading to Saunders Residence.
In the meantime, Faye was also headed out. For the sake of the event, she specifically looked for a skilled makeup artist to doll her up, and walked out of the shop feeling remarkably more confident. While in her car, she wouldn’t stop looking at her own reflection in a makeup mirror, admiring her elegant face. Price for quality, that’s for sure! The makeup artist charged me tens of thousands, but her craft is obviously far superior to the usual ones! Right then, donning the gown Celina sent her and the makeup she just bought, she could easily win a beauty pageant!
Very soon, she arrived at Saunders Residence. Her steps were rather hasty as she walked in the manor. As a member of Celina’s think tank, she was reminded to arrive as early as possible, but her morning meeting caused her to be late, and now she would have to take three shots when they saw her.
Outside the manor parked countless vehicles of different brands. There was only one thing they had in common—priciness.
From afar, Faye could see that the guests that had already arrived were sporting outfits of either bright or dull colors. Out of all the shades in the color spectrum, only red was absent. She subconsciously bit her lips, thinking that Celina must have planned this out. This way, Faye could receive all the attention she wanted!
In fact, what Celina planned was to have her close friends wear colors that were brighter to dazzle the guests in the banquet. However, Faye thought that even without the gown, her appearance and quality alone were already alluring enough for her to be the center of attention. Back when she was walking into the manor, she caught a few guests being stunned and gasping at her breathtaking appearance, and that was when she confirmed her theory. Although she initially intended to rendezvous with Celina right away, but wanting to grasp everyone’s eyes, she decided to pull a trick—queueing at the end of the long line.
Meanwhile, in the villa, the interior was designed like a dreamy scenery from Hollywood to satisfy the young ladies’ desire. Moreover, a number of graceful ornaments were added for the rooms to appear nobler, especially the numerous jewelries that were exhibited throughout the building, astonishing many.
The Saunders Family hadn’t always been a reputable, wealthy family. It was one night of blow-up that gave the family a name in the circle. Although they weren’t exactly distinguished, due to their successful business, many in the upper class society still opted to ingratiate them.
As heads of first class citizens were moving around in the hall, Celina showed up among the guests in an all-white gown, as if she was Snow White herself.
“You’re like a true princess right now, Celina!”
“Happy birthday, Celina! I’ve put the presents over there! I didn’t think you needed anything, so I bought a Lego Disney Castle for you, hoping that you’ll be the happiest princess there will ever be!”
Shyly, Celina thanked each of the guests.
At that moment, a female guest jogged over and dragged Celina to a corner. “Did you offend anyone lately, Celina?”
“No. Why’d you say that?” Celina had a look of innocence.
“I think I saw someone wearing a pure red dress. She’s at the door, and is gonna enter any time now!” The guest was visibly dissatisfied. “The person you sent to invite the guests had mentioned clearly that your father will be attending the event. So how dare she wear red here! She’s obviously trying to stir trouble!”
Hearing the words “pure red dress,” Celina immediately revealed a subtle delight. Regarding the identity of the wearer of the radiant, red dress, of course she knew who it was—it was the color she personally picked for Elise! What an idiot. She actually wore it.
Earlier, she was still wondering whether Elise would fall for it. From what she just heard, it seemed that Elise suspected nothing. Good. The “gift” was only to let her think that I’m trying to please her. When her guard is down, I’ll deliver the “fatal blow,” and that’ll be most appeasing! Little did she know, red is the color Dad disdained more than anything else!
On the other hand, the female guest continued to think of a strategy. “Why don’t you go and stop that woman, Celina? If your father were to see her, it’d be chaos!”
Suppressing the joy in her heart, Celina pretended to be infuriated. “Alright. Don’t worry. The Saunder Family will not accept such an ill-minded guest! I’ll have someone to get her to leave right away!” She raised her chin and put up an angry facade, though inside her heart, she was already popping the champagne, celebrating. After taking a look at the time, she estimated that Elise was about to enter the manor. She then reassured the female guest and went upstairs to get her father, David Saunders.
Like a good girl, Celina snuggled against her father as she hugged his arm. “Daddy, the guests have been waiting. Why don’t you go see them for me?”
David turned to look at her and lovingly grabbed her hand. “Who’s this beautiful girl before me? Is that you, Celina? Hehe…”
“Oh, Dad, stop making fun of me! The guests are waiting.” With that, Celina dragged her father down the stairs.
