Chapter 148
Liana had begged Sophia for those two invitation cards. Her resentment at having to stoop so low had now dissipated.
“Why didn’t you tell me we were coming to an event like this? You know I don’t like these things. Jasper grumbled quietly, his jaw tigh
Chapter 148
Liana had begged Sophia for those two invitation cards. Her resentment at having to stoop so low had now destrated
“Why didn’t you tell me we were coming to an event like this? You know I don’t like these things.” Jasper ommided mutally his lay light belztight
“I wouldn’t have been able to ask Ms. Emerson to make my wedding dress for me, given my social status. That’s why i wanted por la come. She’s sure to agree to my request if you ask her.”
Jasper’s lace had darkened. Liana hurriedly added, “I’m really sorry I didn’t tell you beforehand
“Just tell me next time. I could have sent someone to come in my stead.” Jasper sighed, though his tone had sollened considerably now
“I promise I will next time.”
Just then, a set of familiar footsteps rang out from behind them. It was a precise and confident stride, Jasper instantly recognizal who il
was.
He turned around.
Alyssa approached them. She was dressed in an azure sundress and matching coal. She stood out against shrubs. Her hair was in an elegant bun today, revealing her neck. She didn’t wear lipstick but still stood out.
Some women didn’t need makeup to look beautiful. Some queens didn’t need a crown to command power
Llana had turned green with envy and hatred.
backdrop of pink rose
She thought she had dressed strikingly enough in red. Yet the minute Alyssa had walked in, she had been delivered a resounding defeat
Jasper swallowed hard, unable to move his eyes away from Alyssa
Alyssa ignored him. She walked past him as if he were Invisible.
That fueled the flames of irritation in his chest.
“Oh? I never thought I’d see you here, Ms. White. It must have been hard to get an invitation to this event, huh? Liana said in a mocking
tone.
“It wasn’t easy.” Alyssa smiled. “Only those who are unbelievably close or on good terms with Rose Emerson would be invited today, and each one a pillar in the fashion community–that or a VIP client of hers, I wonder which category you fall into, Ms. Gardner?
“I-” Liana turned red, as if she had just been slapped in the face.
Alyssa’s words had successfully drawn everyone else’s attention to Liana and Jasper,
“None. Ms. Gardner. The same goes for Mr. Beckelt. You two must have had an exceedingly hard time getting here, hm? Alyssa cocked
her head.
Enraged, Liana stormed up to her, finger in her face. “You and everyone else here know who Jasper is! Do you really think Ms. Emerson would refuse him if he asked to be here today?”
Alyssa nodded courteously. “You have a point there.”
“What about you? What right do you have to attend today’s event, huh? Are you some ‘pillar‘ of the community? Or some big client?”
“None of that, I’m afraid.”
“So what if you’re dressed up nicely? You’re just a country bum who got her golden ticket early on in lifel Liana shrieked. She could only humiliate Alyssa this way.
She was terrified that Alyssa might suddenly reveal she was married to Jasper. If that happened, Liana would be labeled a sleazy mistress.
“That’s enough, Lia!” Jasper ordered, his tone sharp.
Everyone’s gaze then fell back on Alyssa.
Was this remarkable and beautiful young woman really from the country? They couldn’t tell one bit. Her sense of fashion and confidence
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“I was trying to be polite, Jasper, but she clearly harbors hostility toward us Plus, wasn’t) teting the truth? Liana pouted, feeling like she had won once again.
“Ms. Emerson is here!‘ someone suddenly cried out
Above the quests on a winding staircase was Rose Emerson herself, slowly descending. She was dressed in a rose–colored jumpsuit straight from her brand Rozabeta, her hime cut hairstyle giving her a proud, royal look
But the moment she spotted Alyssa amongst the quests, her expression changed.
A grin spread across her face as she ran the remaining way downstairs.
“I wouldn’t have been able to ask Ms, Emerson to make my wedding dress for me, given my social status. That’s why I wanted you to come. She’s sure to agree to my request if you ask her.”
Just then, a set of familiar footsteps rang out from behind them. It was a precise and confident stride. Jasper instantly recognized who it
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