Cutie, Please Marry Me Again (Jenna and Hansen) novel Chapter 289

The New Year's Eve that everyone was anticipating for finally arrived.

The day of the Richards Family New Year Banquet that Jenna and Sabrina had planned had officially arrived.

Early in the morning, the servants and staff of the Ink Garden started to get down to business after the meeting.

After explaining the important points in the meeting and taking disciplinary measures, Jenna and Sabrina sat in the office wrapping gifts and checking the lists of gifts.

According to the regulations, everyone who visited Richards Manor was to receive a door gift at the entrance. This was to display their wealth and generosity. Around 20 million dollars were spent on this banquet, and all sorts of media reporters rushed there the minute they heard about it.

Since eight o'clock in the morning, the entrance of Richards Manor had been filled with usherettes. Big banners were hung up on the gates, and colorful flags waved in the wind.

All kinds of expensive cars began to drive in.

Very soon, the Richards Family parking lot was full, and they had opened up some other spaces for guests to park their cars.

Only a few important politicians and friends of the Richards family were invited to the banquet. It wasn't very crowded, but it was very fancy and luxurious, to meet Vivian's expectations of it being festive and lively.

Jenna and Sabrina stood at the entrance of the Ink Garden, waiting for the Richards family members to arrive. That was the place where the Richards family members were going to welcome guests.

From a distance, Jenna watched Claude Richards walk over with his second wife and Norton Richards.

They walked in from the trail next to the entrance of the Ink Garden.

Claude was not as tall and burly as Trevor, but he had a well-proportioned body and well-defined features. His bright eyes always showed intelligence as he looked at people, while also looking humorous and funny, as if they could speak, just like Old Master Richards' eyes.

Jenna glanced at the satellite clock in the Ink Garden. It was 9 o'clock sharp, they were right on time.

"Mr. Richards, Madam, please come with me." Jenna greeted them with a smile and showed them the way.

"Alright." Claude looked at Jenna with a meaningful smile and nodded kindly.

Jenna led them to Sabrina, and Sabrina distributed a corsage to everyone of them as they stood in front of her. Then, she demonstrated to them the way of sticking the corsage on their left chest.

Usually, only the male children and grandchildren of the family would welcome guests at the entrance, while the females wouldn't. This was a tradition of the Richards family, as well a regulation in the entire A city.

After helping Claude Richards and his family, Jenna stood on the right side to wait for Trevor Richards and his family. Technically speaking, Trevor Richards was still bedridden in the hospital, so it was just Marissa and Hansen.

A long time passed, but Hansen and Marrisa had yet to arrive. After 9.30 in the morning, guests were going to start coming into the Ink Garden lounge and meeting room. It would’ve been very insincere if the Richards family members weren’t there to welcome them.

Jenna stood at the right side alone and started to worry as she saw that 20 minutes had passed, but Marissa and Hansen were yet to be seen.

Even if they couldn't come, it would be inappropriate for an outsider like her to welcome the guests.

She had already sent them the invitations and schedules a long time ago.

She stood there awkwardly, staring outside. According to the plan, once Marissa was here, they were supposed to go to the backstage to prepare for the welcome ceremony. The guests were supposed to enter the meeting room at 11 o'clock after their break. Sabrina and Jenna were supposed to be the emcees during the ceremony, and they would invite Claude and Hansen up the stage for welcome speeches. Then, the media reporters would get the chance to ask them questions, and then they would be dismissed for a normal lunch. The main event was the grand dinner. It was going to be held in the tent on the Central Island, and it would mark the start of the three-day banquet.

The New Year’ s Eve performances and fireworks would be the climax of the banquet, as well as the lucky draw session that would go on for all three days. Besides the important politicians and VIPs, Jenna also invited a few orphans and old people from orphanages and old folks homes. She had prepared a charity donation event, as she hoped that the 20 million dollars spent by the Richards family would be able to help others instead of going to waste.

At 9.29 in the morning, Jenna spotted Rayan walking in courteously and confidently, like an elegant gentleman. She was slightly taken aback, as the time he arrived wasn't the time that guests were supposed to arrive, but not the time that the hosts were supposed to arrive as well. He must've chosen the timing very carefully, and seized the opportunity to come in at that time.

Jenna understood his intentions. He was trying to be her protector. During these three days, he was supposed to pretend to be her lover.

It was rare seeing Rayan appear in public like this, as he was usually difficult to be found.

The media reporters had spotted Rayan walking over a long time ago, and rushed over to take pictures of him. Rayan quickly shielded himself.

"Jen, you did well. It looks very cheerful and grand." Rayan complimented as he approached her. He had to leave the place early yesterday as he had matters to attend to, so he had to hurry over this morning. His invitation stated that he was supposed to arrive at 10 o'clock, but he was worried about Jenna, so he chose this time to come.

"Thank you for the compliment, Rayan," she said with a smile. "Rayan, I'm so sorry that you have to be exposed to the cameras."

Jenna said guiltily as she saw the flashes from the cameras that were taking photos of them.

"I've already said that I don’t mind, and you're still saying these polite remarks to me? Are you trying to make me mad?" Rayan scolded, but with a very gentle tone.

Jenna smiled and didn't say anything.