However, ever since he started dating Fiona…he felt nothing but frustration.
“Come on, Brettley, let me come with you. Please?”
Fiona, still holding his arm, gently swayed it in persuasion. “I promise I’ll keep my emotions in check and won’t let anything happen!
“If you let me go tonight and something bad happens to me, I won’t make any requests like this in the future anymore. How does that sound?”
Brettley let out an exasperated sigh. He had no choice but to give in to Fiona in the face of her persuasion.
However, he knew all too well that he should not have brought Fiona along with him to the party.
As soon as Bonnie and Bethan left the office, they spent two hours doing their hair and changing into their dresses.
After two hours of waiting, Bethan reappeared in front of Bonnie and Shannon, looking as stunning as a goddess. Her dark, glossy hair was splayed over her back, and she wore a sapphire-blue, satin dress that made her look like a mysterious yet elegant flower in bloom.
Shannon gasped. “Director Bethan, you’re so beautiful, and you have a killer body… How can Fiona even compete with you?”
She thought that President Morrison was probably out of his mind, having given up such a gorgeous woman like Bethan for Fiona.
Bonnie gazed at Bethan with a satisfied look. “You’re so much more beautiful than I thought.”
She had known since the start that Bethan was attractive. However, because she was constantly engrossed in work, Bethan rarely wore makeup or classy dresses like this. Therefore, she never had the chance to display this elegant, sophisticated side of her. Bonnie approached Bethan and grabbed hold of her hand. “My dear, I want to let you become the most charming woman in Banyan City tonight! “
Bethan felt inexplicably puzzled when she heard Bonnie’s words.
Bonnie was supposed to be the star of the show tonight, right? Why did she say she wanted to make Bethan the most charming woman in Banyan City, then?
Shannon did not seem to notice anything wrong and instead agreed with Bonnie, “That’s right! If Director Bethan is the star of tonight instead of you, Bonnie, then she would really be the most charming woman in the city.”
Bethan’s elegance was unsurpassable.
Bonnie curled her lips into a smile but said nothing in reply.
After freshening up, the three of them made their way to Starhill Hotel.
Initially, there were supposed to be photos of Bonnie and Jason together at the venue, but it had been replaced with a picture of Bonnie, standing alone in a wedding dress. The banner that initially read, ( Congratulations, Bonnie and Jason,] was also changed to (Congratulations on your freedom, Bonnie.]
The three of them had arrived early, so after settling Bethan and Shannon down in the hall, Bonnie immediately disappeared backstage to take care of the party arrangements.
Shannon sat on the sofa, munching on the fruits and desserts that the caterers had laid out on the table. At the same time, she glanced around her surroundings and remarked, “Bonnie did an excellent job decorating this place. It looks so extravagant and beautiful. You can tell that she truly loved her fiancé. What a pity that he turned out to be a scumbag.”
Bethan fiddled with her phone, looking at the photo that Lily had sent her a while ago–it was a picture of Nigel and Nellie eating. She nodded in reply and said, “Well, thankfully, she realized it before she got married to him.”
“You’re right. “
Shannon sighed. “If she ended up marrying him and even gave birth to his children, that would be bad news. Don’t you think so, Director Bethan…”
Suddenly, she realized what she had said, and the rest of her sentence got caught in her throat.
She realized that…the woman sitting across from her had married a scumbag and gave birth to his children many years ago, too.
Not one, not two, but four children. However, two of them did not make it.
As soon as she thought of this, Shannon bit down on her lip and clamped her mouth shut.
If she had not known Bethan, she would not have guessed that this woman had two children.
Bethan caught sight of Shannon’s reaction and curled her lips into a faint smile. “I know I had tough luck in the past, but you don’t have to be scared of upsetting me. If I couldn’t face the truth, I would’ve died a long time ago.”
With that, she stood up gracefully and slipped outside for a breath of fresh air before the party started.
Shannon immediately followed her outside, clutching the hem of her dress, to make sure Bethan was indeed alright. As soon as the two of them arrived at the hotel entrance, a black car pulled up in front of the hotel.
The passenger side door swung open and out stepped Jude.
A bellboy rushed forward to open the car door. Sitting in the backseat was Brettley, wearing a white tuxedo with gold hem.
The woman that got out of the car behind him, holding onto his arm and wearing a matching satin dress, was none other than Fiona.
The two of them wore matching white outfits with gold trimming, matching wristwatches, and even had on couple rings.
“Why are they here?”
Shannon furrowed her brows and glanced at Brettley’s outfit. She could not help letting out a snort as she said, “Mr. Morrison is so tolerant of Fiona. None of the stuff he’s wearing is his usual style at all. How can such a cold and aloof man be willing to wear something like this? I bet he’s just doing this to match with Fiona. What a b* tch.”
Bethan curled her lips into a smirk. “Maybe it’s not entirely Fiona’s fault. He could’ve done this to make her happy, right?”
With that, she turned around and strode back into the hotel. “I don’t feel like getting some fresh air anymore. Let’s go back.”
Shannon nodded, but just as they were about to leave, they heard Fiona’s soft voice ring out from behind them, “Ms. Bethan? Shannon?”
Fiona wriggled out from Brettley’s arms and chased after them, grabbing the hem of her dress as she did. “Is it really you?”
She gave Bethan’s blue dress a once-over and exclaimed, “Ms. Bethan, you look stunning! No wonder Shannon and the rest were so willing to take your side. You’re so beautiful and elegant that I would’ve done so, too…”
Then, she lowered her head, feigning embarrassment. “Unlike me…”
“No matter how hard I try, I can’t ever be as elegant and sophisticated as Ms. Bethan.”
Fiona let out an exhale and forced a bitter smile. “Thankfully, Brettley doesn’t seem to mind.”
With that, she turned around to glance at Brettley. “
Aren’t you going to say hello, Brettley? Ms. Bethan’s here to attend the party with us.”
Brettley paused for a moment, then strode in their direction. He stuck out his hand gracefully and said, “
What a coincidence.”
It was not a coincidence. He came because he heard Bethan was going to be here.
Bethan glanced at Brettley’s arm, which still hovered mid -air, but did not reach out to shake it. Instead, she let out a chuckle and tilted her head away. “Yes. What a coincidence. No matter where I go, I seem to run into Mr. Morrison and Ms. Blake together everywhere. Anyone might think I was following the two of you.”
She shot Brettley and Fiona a self-deprecating smile and said, “I’ll leave now so as not to bother you.
Goodbye.”
With that, she turned around and walked away.
Fiona narrowed her eyes slightly, then rushed forward and grabbed hold of Bethan’s arm. She was surprisingly strong, to the extent that Bethan could not remove herself from Fiona’s grasp.
“Ms. Bethan, you’re still angry at Brettley, aren’t you?” said Fiona in a choked voice. “Don’t take too much notice of what Brettley said earlier. He was just trying to protect me. He had no intention of hurting you at all.”
She stopped abruptly, as if suddenly realizing something, and turned to glance at Brettley. “Brettley, Ms. Bethan is still angry at you. Why don’t you apologize to her?”
Brettley narrowed his eyes but said nothing at all.
Bethan sucked in a deep breath. She could not understand why Fiona was so adamant about getting on her nerves.
Brettley wanted her to be a timid little dog, so she was doing as he said. She was trying to avoid Fiona so that they would not have any more conflicts, but Fiona always seemed to magically appear before her no matter where she went.
How was she supposed to avoid Fiona, then? Bethan lowered her head to stare at Fiona’s hand, which was still clinging onto her arm. “Let go of me.”
However, not only did she not listen, but Fiona even tightened her grasp. “Ms. Bethan, since Brettley refuses to apologize to you, then why don’t I apologize instead? Don’t be so hostile toward me. We’re going to be colleagues in the future, and I ‘m hoping we’ll get to be friends. Please don’t make this more difficult than it has to be, okay?”
With that, she gazed at Bethan, tears brimming in her eyes. “Besides, I love you and Brettley’s children. I was even thinking of becoming your son’s godmother…”
As soon as she said this, Bethan felt a surge of fury rise in her heart.
What did she mean by that? Why did she bring up Nigel?
What was she trying to do, threaten her? Provoke her?
Bethan did not know and had no intention of finding out either. She bit down on her lip and warned, enunciating her words carefully, “Ms. Blake, let me warn both you and Mr. Morrison to stay away from my son. If anything bad happens to my son, there’s no telling what I’ll do.”
Fiona’s expression darkened, but despite this, she still refused to let go of Bethan and instead clung to her even tighter. “Ms. Bethan, please don’t take this the wrong way. The reason I brought up your son is that I think he’s adorable. I…”
Bethan felt her wrist starting to hurt, but at the same time, she felt as though every word that came out of Fiona’s mouth was as sharp as daggers.
She flung Fiona away forcefully and roared, “Let go of me! “
Fiona did not see that coming, so her entire body crashed onto the ground from the force. “Fiona! “
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.