Janet turned around and saw who it was.
Jocelyn was standing beside her. She looked apologetic, but it somehow seemed exaggerated as she fought a complacent smile.
"Oh, I'm sorry. A waiter bumped against me now."
She clamped her mouth with one hand and held the glass with the other, pretending to feel sorry for her.
Her apology didn't seem sincere, for her every word dripped with contempt. "I didn't mean it."
Janet tugged at her wet dress that was clinging to her legs.
The sweet scent of roses from the wine wafted in the air.
Janet immediately moved back from Jocelyn and glared at her. "You did it on purpose! You didn't have an invitation, right? How did you get in?"
Jocelyn smirked at her. "Of course, I walked in. I have my ways. I can get into parties even without the invitation."
She crossed her arms over her chest and raked her eyes across Janet - back to her arrogant self. "I accidentally stained your dress. How about I compensate for it? How much is this dress? Is it even a hundred dollars?"
Jocelyn took out three hundred dollar bills from her handbag and threw them at Jocelyn's face.
"I'll compensate you three times the price. You don't have to thank me."
Ethan put down the glass and stood up, his face taut with anger.
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