Chapter 10 Fell for Her
All at once, the expressions of the rich ladies around them changed.
Yet, Rose remained calm and simply smirked coldly.
She stepped forward and adjusted Kellyâs dress, which looked a little large on Kelly.
Then, she commented evenly, âK&Kâs dresses are tailored to the customerâs exact measurements. We have different body measurements, Kelly.
âIf you had said that you liked this dress, I wouldâve returned it and asked them to alter it for you. It wouldnât have looked so awkward on you, then.
It was only then that the rich ladies noticed that Kellyâs dress did not actually fit her.
They instantly forgot about Kellyâs pitiful display. Their eyes were filled with disdain.
âSo itâs not her dress after all? Donât tell me she stole her sisterâs dress. It does look like it would fit Ms. Rose better.â
âI never thought Ms. Kelly would be so vain. I heard sheâs the tagalong child that Ms. Roseâs stepmother brought into the family. These kinds of children are more cunning than illegitimate ones!â
The words âtagalong childâ and âillegitimate childâ haunted Kellyâs mind. She could not keep her act up anymore. Her clenched fists were trembling as well.
But she had no choice but to endure it. When the rich ladies left, Kelly finally glared viciously at Rose.
Kelly yanked her collar down defiantly to reveal some suggestive hickeys.
She provoked Rose in glee, âDo you know all the ways Nixon doted on me just now? We did it upstairs. He was so into it that he kept going again and again!â Kelly thought this would anger Rose, but Rose smiled mockingly.
âYou used Nixonâs phone to send me a message that day. You just wanted me to see you two in hed didnât you?â.
âSo what if i did she retorted
Nothing. If you like him just tell me I wouldâve given him to you. Why go through all that trouble to
steal?
Rose glanced at the dress Kelly was weading and sneered before leaving.
Kelly felt as if she had been slapped in the face. She glared viciously at Roseâs retreating figure
Then, she went into the hall in anger. She wanted to seek comfort from Nixon.
Kelly arrived at the hall.
She peered through the translucent curtains in the doorway of the tea room and spotted Nixon standing next to a man.
The man had a tall and stately figure. He looked cold and noble as well.
Kelly only saw him from the back, but he already seemed to be a hundred times better than Nixon.
Judging from Nixonâs respectful behavior, the man must be the Uncle Jonathan he spoke of.
Kelly thought that Uncle Jonathan was a middleâaged man. She did not expect him to be this young!
He was young, rich, and influential.
She thought about what it would be like if she was in a relationship with him..
Her heart pounded at the sudden thought.
Meanwhile, Nixon had an ingratiating look on his face as he tried to keep Jonathan entertained, but he kept looking through the curtain in search of Rose.
He finally caught sight of a red figure in the corner, so he said urgently, âUncle Jonathan, Iâll get my fiancée to come over and meet you.
He wanted to bring Rose over as soon as possible so that Jonathan could. officiate their wedding.
âOkay.â
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Jonathan glanced at the red mark on Nixonâs collar again.
He was interested in meeting this fiancée of Nixonâs whose passion reminded him of someone.
Nixon had just left the room when Jonathanâs phone rang.
It was a call from Zac.
As soon as the call connected, Zacâs voice rang out urgently, âUm⦠Itâs about that Rose Shaffer you wanted me to investigate yesterday. How do you ⦠feel about her?â
Jonathan frowned.
He wondered how he felt about her.
Before Jonathan replied, Zac continued hastily, âDonât tell me you fell for her.
âYouâd better not fall for her. She has a fiancé. Heâs Nixon Lane, the one from the Lane family⦠Hello?â
Zac could feel the iciness coming through the phone.
âJonathan, you canât blame me for this,â Zac carried on. âYou requested the information last night. It was too urgent.
âItâs only normal for the information to be incomplete. Plus, the old man sent me to Leafshire on a business trip. It was a lastâminute decision. If I had been around, such mistakes wouldnât have occurred.â
Zac wished he had been around.
In the past few years, Jonathan had never shown any interest in a woman, much less asked Zac to look into one!
Zacâs sixth sense was telling him that something interesting was about to happen.
âJonathan â¦â
Zac wanted to say more, but Jonathan had already hung up.
Zacâs words were still ringing in Jonathanâs mind. Jonathan had a dark look on his face. The cold air emanating from him seemed to lower the temperature
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around him.
Out in the hall, Rose suddenly felt a rush of cold air coursing through her whole body.
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