Bethan frowned and wanted to follow him, but Alice blocked her way.
She looked at Bethan and snorted, “You and Brettley just left like that…Say, do you think the two children are safe without any protection?”
Bethan turned and looked at her emotionlessly and laughed, “Didn’t you see what happened to Hailey Walter?”
She looked at Alice’s pale face, laughing lightly, “
Brettley already announced that he’s divorcing you. And you choose to harm his children now, do you want to speed up the divorce?”
With that, she raised her foot and left coolly. She knew Alice was just trying to infuriate her.
If she really wanted to harm Neil and Nellie, she would not wait till now.
Standing at the hotel’s entrance, Alice looked at Bethan’s retreating back, eyes narrowing evilly.
Lifting her phone, she dialed a number. “They left.”
On the other end, the woman’s voice trembled, “Ms. Hailey, are you sure we can do this? Even though I look quite similar to you, Brettley is not an idiot! “
Alice snorted, “Why else do you think I would spread the rumor around town that I’m addicted to plastic surgery?
In the eyes of the public, Hailey Walter is a woman who’s obsessed with plastic surgery and looks different every day. With such an identity, your features are enough to deceive him.
The Walter family mansion was grand and luxurious.
Bethan stepped out of the car, raised her eyes and studied the mansion in front of her.
As a local of Sea City, born and raised, she knew the financial strength of the Walter family.
But only when she stood in front of their house did she finally understand why Adrian Morrison said Hailey Walter was the only woman fit to marry Brettley.
The Walter family mansion was almost as luxurious as the Morrison family mansion.
“Mr. Morrison, Ms. Bethan.”
The Walter family butler walked out, leading them into the mansion familiarly.
A fresh -faced woman stood in the entryway of the mansion.
Seeing them, the woman smiled and stepped forward. “Brettley.”
Brettley frowned. “You are?” “I’m Hailey. Hailey Walter.”
The woman smiled slightly and touched her own face. “I changed a little over the past few years, it’s not surprising that you don’t recognize me.”
Bethan was so shocked she could not speak.
But upon closer inspection, you could still identify the original Hailey from the frame of her features.
But her eyes… were completely different.
Back then, Hailey’s trademark feature was her aggressive eyes.
She was the daughter of the Walter family, spoiled in riches since childhood, arrogant and self-conceited.
But the eyes of the woman in front of her was meek and timid, as if she was a lowly servant who had suffered all her life.
Compared to Bethan’s shock, Brettley looked much calmer.
He shook Hailey’s hand and introduced her to Bethan then asked, “Where’s the Old Mr. Walter?”
“Father is busy preparing the banquet for you.”
Then, Hailey glanced at the clock. “It’s l pm in the afternoon now, the banquet starts at 4pm. The two of you can have a bite and take a short rest.”
Brettley paused in his steps. “But in the call just now, your family said the banquet will be held in the afternoon.”
“Yes.”
Hailey smiled faintly as she led Brettley and Bethan in the direction of the dining room. “Father prepared the banquet late tonight, the one in the afternoon is organized by me. Didn’t you keep saying you wanted to see me?”
Brettley’s expression darkened slightly, and he sat down in the dining room with her, remaining silent.
“It seems Ms. Bethan is an elite, as Mr. Morrison insists on bringing you along wherever he goes.”
The conversation suddenly turned toward her, Bethan coughed slightly, “Mr. Morrison wanted to give me some exposure.”
“She’s a designer.”
Brettley said while he ate elegantly, “In terms of jewelry design, she is indeed an elite.”
Hailey lifted her lips in a smile. “It’s easy to grow fond of the capable ones.”
With that, she studied Bethan from head to toe. “If there’s a chance, I would like to introduce our designer to Ms. Bethan, so they can discuss and exchange their opinions.”
Bethan frowned and was about to say something when she noticed the hatred in Hailey’s eyes.
The glint of enmity in her eyes made Bethan shudder.
If her memory served her right, this was her first time meeting Hailey as Bethan.
Why did she hold such a big sense of hostility toward her?
It was even much stronger than the sense of hostility she displayed when she caused havoc at her and Brettley’s wedding all those years ago.
Soon, the meal was over.
After lunch, Bethan and Brettley did not stay in the Walter family mansion. Brettley used business as an excuse and left.
Once they entered the car, Brettley lay on the backseat and closed his eyes, saying indifferently, “Drive her to the mall, and me back to the hotel.”
Bethan paused.
“Why am I going to the mall?”
He did not even bother opening his eyes, “Do you think your current ensemble is suitable to attend a banquet?”
Instinctively, Bethan glanced down at her white suit trousers and white shirt.
Not… really.
“Buy an appropriate gown, tidy yourself up.”
Ten minutes later, Bethan was dumped at the entrance of a mall.
Brettley threw her a black card. “There’s no limit on this card, remember to return it to me.”
Then, the man shut the car door, and the black Maserati drove off into the distance.
Standing in her spot, Bethan looked in the direction in which he drove off, and rolled her eyes silently.
A moment later, she walked to the side of the road, hailed a taxi and headed to the mall.
At 4pm in the afternoon, the welcoming banquet the Walter family organized for Brettley was held in the biggest five-star hotel in Sea City.
Brettley attended the banquet with Bethan on his arm.
The moment he entered the banquet hall, Brettley was led away by the old yet enthusiastic Mr. Walter to meet with their group of business partners.
Bored, Bethan strode aimlessly around the banquet hall alone.
A few steps in, she spotted Alice.
At this moment, Alice was wearing a light purple gown, standing in the middle of the banquet hall, talking to Hailey.
From the way they conversed with each other, they seemed to be close.
Instinctively, Bethan frowned.
Alice and Hailey knew each other?
One of them was a local of Banyan City who had just returned from a long stay overseas.
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