Fiona didn't let go of Janet even after giving the money to her. Whenever she thought about it, she would curse Janet, saying she was the bane of her life and that she wanted to kill her.
The next day, a maid gingerly knocked on the door and handed an envelope to Fiona.
"What's this?" Fiona looked at the envelope and quickly removed the face mask whilst rubbing the sticky essence onto her cheeks.
"A gentleman just gave it to me. He said it was an invitation to a party."
Fiona sat up straight and snatched the envelope. It was an invitation to a party held by the Larson Group.
"Bernie! Bernie! Come out and see what I received!" Fiona shouted and ran to Bernie, waving the invitation. The man was happily playing with birds he raised outside the balcony. Bernie was submissive, but he was not a fool. He took the invitation and carefully read it. "The Larson Group? What's going on? Don't you think it's strange? They would never invite the Lind family to such an occasion."
It was precisely why Fiona was excited. She gently massaged the residual essence on her face, thinking it would make her look young forever.
"Are you out of your mind? It just proves that our drama in the Larson Group has worked.
Maybe they are holding a party, just to apologize to us."
Fiona grinned dreamily as she thought about attending such a momentous party.
Bernie wasn't as blindly confident as she was.
He still couldn't bring himself to believe they got invited to the party.
The party was held at Waterside Manor. It was a private place exclusively offered to influential celebrities for conducting social events.
Before leaving, Fiona carefully dressed up and applied two thick coats of foundation on her face, hiding her fine wrinkles and freckles.
Jocelyn was also dressed in an extravagant outfit.
Only wealthy, influential people attended the parties held by the Larson Group. Fiona felt the occasion was perfect to find her a good son-in-law.
All three arrived at Waterside Manor with great expectations.
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