Domineering Lover novel Chapter 1197

Emilia didn't show up at the banquet because her belly was already too obvious.

Before leaving, Marcos came back with Laura and asked Lainey to go with Laura.

It was quite normal for a man of Marcos's status to have more than one wife.

And the only reason he asked Lainey to bring Laura to the banquet was that he wanted to make things official with her and to the public.

Lainey almost retched at the order yet she didn't dare to refuse.

Aleigha chose a gown that was brought over by Adrian, which was quite fashionable yet simple.

It was a pure black skin-tight gown, which barely covered half of her back.

Aleigha looked elegant and her figure was gentle and beautiful, especially her delicate and tender neck and her back.

This gown was almost tailor-made for her.

Samantha also wanted to go and plead with Charlotte for a long time before she got her approval.

She especially went to Aleigha's room to borrow a golden dress. It was also a quite simple and elegant dress.

Yet she had to put on a mink scarlet so as to be so-called "noble".

She only ended up looking like an upstart, causing Lainey to mock her all the way.

It was the first time for Laura to participate in this kind of activity, every move she made seemed to be filled with extreme caution.

The whole Gardner family took two cars to get to the venue.

Lainey insisted on getting in the same car with Laura and Aleigha, which made Aleigha hide in the passenger's seat.

Laura was sitting next to Lainey, and she looked very nervous. On the contrary, Lainey put on a pretentious act as though she was quite close and intimate with them, asking all around.

Aleigha clearly knew what she was up to, knowing that she couldn't be that nice since Laura practically stole Lainey's husband's doting.

She had to be 120% careful today.

She was not afraid of Samantha's blatant squawks, what worried her was that Lainey could be secretly planning something.

The banquet was held in the Woods family's yard.

When they arrived at the place, Aleigha got to know that the theme of this banquet was a charity auction for children suffering from autism.

Charlotte's necklace was part of the auction, which she wanted to hand over to Windy herself.

Her initial intention was that she would buy it off with the highest bid so as to do a good deed. What she did not expect was that the necklace would disappear.

She was very disappointed.

The replacement she offered could not compare with the necklace at all.

Windy had been waiting at the gate of the hall. When she saw the female guests of the Gardner family coming, she had a gratified smile on her face.

Charlotte was in a bad mood. She pulled Samantha forward, made a few short and simple introductions, and went in.

Aleigha followed closely behind Lainey, who insisted on taking Laura's hand and walking side by side. The latter didn't dare to make a move too bold as to pull back her hand.

"Mrs. Woods, it is my utter honor to be invited to your banquet. This is Laura, the mother of Marcos's precious son."

Windy was stunned for a moment, then she said with a smile, "Welcome, come in."

After the two of them entered the room, Aleigha walked up to Windy and greeted them.

When Windy saw Aleigha's dress today, she couldn't hide her surprise.

"Mrs. Woods, I have something to talk to you about. This way please." Aleigha told Windy about the loss of Charlotte's necklace.

Although it was shocking, Windy was still patient and waited for her to finish.

"Mrs. Woods, I'm sure you've heard about what has happened recently in our house."

"Now that the necklace suddenly disappeared into the thin air, I'm afraid something else would come up. All I ask of you is that you play along later."

Windy nodded and looked at Aleigha with burning eyes. "Good girl, since you believe in me, I will oblige."

"I'll do whatever you need me to do, no matter what happens."

Aleigha smiled faintly. She said parted with Windy and entered the hall.

All the ladies who came to the banquet were unimaginably rich, of who Lainey knew quite a few.