NovelEnglishChapter 99 Tonight's charity banquet was organized by the Rutherford family. They claimed to donate ten percent of the auction proceeds to charity, but everyone knew that the Rutherford family was facing sfinancial difficulties and they were using the auction as a way to get scash.
People in the circle were well aware of this, especially since the Rutherford family's patriarch had a keen eye for valuable items. He had always been a collector, and the family had quite a few treasures hidden away.
It was rare for their patriarch to be so generous, so everyone who received an invitation naturally attended the event. Even those who didn't have money wanted to cand see the treasures on display. It was rumored that even the Blackwood's family mansion will also be in the auction.
Aveline and Maya arrived just in time. Maya stuck her head out of the car window and said, "I'll park the car and join you. Go ahead and savea seat near the front." "Alright." Maya had never attended such a gathering before. She thought it would be like grabbing a seat in university, where you had to fight for a good spot. But in this kind of event, the seating arrangement was usually predetermined.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThere were two ways to allocate seats. The first was based on social status, while the second was based on charitable donations.
Luckily, Maya had already made a donation, so she had a place at the event. She couldn't just sit wherever she wanted, though.
However, Aveline overlooked one thing. As soon as she reached the entrance, she was stopped by the security guard.
"Miss, do you have an invitation?" It wasn't that the security guard wanted to give Aveline a hard time, but everyone else attending the event was dressed in formal attire. Who would cwearing a down jacket? And you could even see a few feathers sticking out of Aveline's jacket.
Aveline calmly replied, "It's with my friend." "I'm sorry, but you'll have to wait for your friend before entering." 13.2% Chapter 99 This kind of event was quite private, and Aveline understood the security guard's duty.
As the guests entered, many of them glanced at her. Aveline stood tall and composed.
At that moment, Sierra and Nora appeared, arm in arm. From a distance, Sierra's voice could be heard saying, "Nora, I saw that dress in an interview. It's said to be adorned with 3,650 real diamonds, each representing Mr. Sterling's love for you. I envy you for having such a childhood sweetheart kind of love." Aveline's fingers dug deep into her palm, but she didn't feel any pain. She had always thought that the starry design on her dress was designed by Alexander, and she thought the numerous diamonds were for aesthetics.
Now she knew that they were meant to commemorate him and Nora.
So Alexander had loved Nora even ten years ago.
Nora was surrounded by a group of glamorous women, but when their eyes met, Nora coldly looked away.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe didn't want to have any connection with Aveline, so as not to reveal her past with Alexander.
Sierra, on the other hand, had a different mindset. After the incident at the dinner party, where Aveline had made everyone unhappy, Sierra had been waiting for the day when the Blackwood family would go bankrupt.
Now that Aveline had befriended Nora, Sierra no longer cared about her. "This is our genius scholar. Why did you cdressed like this? From afar, I thought you were just a beggar," Sierra said, taking the opportunity to add insult to injury.
The security guard, who chose the most inappropriate moment to speak, said, "Mrs.Sterling, do you know this young lady? She doesn't have an invitation. If you know her, she can cwith you." Nora coldly replied, "I don't know her."
Sierra took the opportunity to kick Aveline while she was down and nord Keep instructed the security guard, "Keep an eye out, don't let any poor people sheak in. It's almost New Year, and they might be desperate to steal something. But if there's any loss, you won't be able to afford the consequences for the rest of your life." The group of people rolled their eyes and went inside, but the security guard was about to urge Aveline to leave when Jordan, who was outside smoking, saw the scene and quickly stopped him.
The security guard finally let Aveline in.
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