Chapter 270



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Justin was a key figure. Although his appearance had come out of nowhere, he attracted everyone’s attention.

Everyone looked at him.

Yvonne’s eyes lit up as soon as her gaze fell on him.

Justin was undoubtedly the most attractive man in New York. He was also the goal she had set for herself since she was a little girl. The reason she’d never had a boyfriend in all these years was that she’d made strict demands on herself by taking as her benchmark what Justin’s wife would do.

Even when the news that he had had a child reached the Smiths five years ago, she had only hidden in her room and cried in secret, but in the end she forgave him.

After all, the men were all Casanovas who couldn’t control their lower bodies.

She had also thought about treating the child well after marrying Justin. An illegitimate child definitely couldn’t inherit the Hunts, but she could still have her and Justin’s future son treat him a little better. Giving him a little more money and assets would also highlight how magnanimous she was.

But Justin’s delay in going to the Smiths to propose had made her a little anxious in recent years. After all, she was already 25 years old. Engagement, marriage and other formalities would take at least two years. By then, she would be old!

Although Justin had already said he would not marry her at eighteen, he had remained single for so many years. In addition, the mother of the illegitimate child had not appeared even once either. It was said that Justin disliked her so much that he never once mentioned her.

Therefore, she believed Justin must be waiting for his son to grow up first.

Was he worried that she would abuse his son?

Yvonne wasn’t that kind of person, but she couldn’t tell Justin, so she could only continue to wait helplessly for him at the Smiths’ house.

Only at the annual parties could she catch a few glimpses of him from a distance. Even when he came over to greet her, his eyes never seemed to land on her.

Yet she was already the most prominent woman in New York. If even she couldn’t get Justin’s attention, there was no way anyone else could.

She stayed where she was quietly. Her friends, at her side, were already exclaiming.

“It’s Mr. Hunt, Miss Smith! Oh my goodness, is his sudden appearance in the ballroom due to you?”

“Isn’t it obvious? Of course, it’s because of Miss Smith! Do you think he would show up for you? Look, Mr. Hunt is coming!”

“… Mr. Hunt is so handsome. Quick, go to him Miss Smith!”

Yvonne didn’t speak, but her eyes were shining brighter and brighter.

She took a step forward and looked at Justin with rosy cheeks. Then, the crowd watched as Justin walked past Yvonne and headed straight for where Nora stood a short distance away.

Yvonne’s expression froze instantly.

She clenched her fists tightly.

Her friends were even more shocked.

“Where is Mr. Hunt going?”

“But Miss Smith is here! She won’t be…”

Someone nudged the woman who was speaking. Only then did she realize that she had said the wrong thing, and hastily shut up. The rest said, “Mr. Hunt must have something to do! There are simply too many people at the party today, so maybe he has some instructions he needs to give, or maybe he saw a business associate and is going to say hello!”

“That’s right – situations like this aren’t appropriate for romance either. After all, work takes priority…”

His words made Yvonne bite her lip. But when she saw Justin move closer and closer to where Nora was standing, her heart suddenly sank.

Rachel knew that Nora was Justin’s girlfriend, but she wasn’t optimistic about the two of them. She leaned over to Yvonne and whispered, “I’m sure Mr. Hunt is just fooling around with Nora…. Don’t listen to them.”

Fooling around…

Yvonne clenched her fists, though she maintained a calm, gentle look. “Well, it has nothing to do with me.”

“How can it have nothing to do with you?” Rachel kept trying to goad her. She said, “Considering Nora Smith’s background and the fact that she got pregnant before she got married, it is absolutely impossible for Mr. Hunt to admit publicly that they are dating. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing. They are definitely not getting married! In fact, just turn a blind eye, and the title of Mrs. Hunt will still be yours sooner or later, Miss Smith!”

Turn a blind eye…

Not only do you have to tolerate him having a son, but you also have to tolerate him having a mistress around?

On top of that, apart from being a bit prettier than most, That mistress of his was worth absolutely nothing!

Yvonne’s expression became even more horrible.

Warren suddenly approached her at that moment. Seeing her, he said cryptically, “You’re here Yvonne…”

A surprised Yvonne followed him aside.

Warren lowered his voice and asked, “Why are you looking a little unhappy?”

His words caused Yvonne to look back to where Nora was standing. Suddenly, she lowered her head and asked, “How did Nora Smith manage to borrow Blue Enchantress, Warren?”

Warren looked contrite at her question. He replied, “Justin must have done it. That’s the only way he could have borrowed the dress….. If I had known, I would have asked Joel to do it instead!”

Yvonne bit her lip and her eyes reddened.

Warren immediately asked, “What’s wrong?”

Yvonne lowered her head. “We met at the lobby entrance a moment ago…. She said I’m not a real Smith…”

Her words immediately confused Warren. He asked incredulously, “She made fun of you just because of a dress? What makes her think she can make fun of you like that? Even an adopted daughter of the Smiths is better than she is! The Andersons have already fallen into decadence a long time ago. Besides, she’s not even an Anderson because her last name is Smith? It’s so disgusting that we have the same last name.”

Yvonne didn’t speak.

Warren scoffed, “It’s okay. Don’t worry, I’ve already gotten even for you!”.

Yvonne was startled. “What?”

A smiling Warren said, “Why do you think so many rich second-generation heirs dared to hit on her so brazenly at a party like this?”

Yvonne gaped. When she turned around and looked again, she saw a few more people gathered around Nora.

Whatever it was, it was just too inappropriate for a woman to be surrounded by several men trying to woo her, especially when the things they were saying were so explicit…or at least, that’s how everyone saw it.

She asked in surprise, “Is that you behind this?”

Warren raised his chin triumphantly. “Well, not really. A whole group of people were attracted to her appearance as soon as they walked in. They were originally planning to ask about her discreetly, but I told them…she’s a worldly person.”

Yvonne, “!”

No wonder those men had the audacity to pounce so rudely!

Warren scoffed, “They don’t know she’s Justin’s girlfriend. Justin can’t even acknowledge their relationship on an occasion like this either, so he can only be silently annoyed and take his anger out on her now! Any man would be angry when his wife gets involved with so many men in public, right?”.

He raised his eyebrows. “Just have to wait and see. Mr. Hunt is definitely going to deal with her. Who knows, he might even throw her out!”

Yvonne didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at his words…. However, when she thought about it, it didn’t seem entirely impossible either. Her eyes lit up a little and she looked…..

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