Bride Behind the Mask novel Chapter 776

"Mr. Ward?"

How did we end up with an extra Mr. Ward at the table?

Prompted by the manager's reminder, the realization suddenly dawned on the men seated around.

"Right, Mr. Perry, Mr. Ward isn't even here yet!"

"Mr. Perry, the guest of honor today is Mr. Ward!"

"After all the effort you took to invite him over, akin to rolling out the red carpet three times, you start drinking before he arrives? That's not how it's done!"

Turned out, this Mr. Ward was the venture capitalist that Violet had been talking about.

And here I was, mistaking someone else for him.

Mr. Perry, visibly sheepish yet having already poured Marguerite a drink, couldn't let it go to waste without causing a scene.

So, he wasn't about to let Marguerite off easily, taking her other hand and drawing circles on her palm with a teasing gesture.

"Marguerite, see, this is why I like you. I'll let you off with just one drink for these three toasts. Make me happy, and I'll see to it that Mr. Ward invests in your Poppy Petal Fragrances too. How does that sound?"

Marguerite, fighting back her disgust, pulled her hand away and slammed the drink down on the table, her gaze cutting through him.

Mr. Perry's face fell instantly, a warning glare shot back at her. "What's this supposed to mean?"

"I won't be drinking this," Marguerite stated flatly, publicly causing Mr. Perry to lose face.

Enraged, he pointed at Marguerite and shouted, "Marguerite! Don't bite the hand that feeds you! What makes a lowly PR like you think you can refuse a drink? Do you or do you not want investment?"

"Sorry, but your investment? I'm not interested. I'm here for Mr. Ward."

Her statement was met with uproarious laughter from Mr. Perry, as if she had just told the joke of the century. The other executives also chuckled, their mocking glances suggesting Marguerite was out of her depth.

"You're here for Mr. Ward? And you think he'd invest in you? Do you even know who he is? Think he'd give you the time of day?"