Chapter 481
Imani immediately apologized to Laney in broken English.
“I’m sorry. l’ve been living in France for a long time and I’m used to speaking in French. I’m afraid my English is
getting a little rusty now.”
Before Laney could respond, Kelly interrupted her, saying in flawless French, “It’s not your fault at all, ma’am. You
only spoke simple French words just now and I assume everyone here should have understand it.”
Imani smiled at Kelly and replied, “Your French is very fluent. Have you lived in France before?”
Kelly smiled confidently.
“I lived in Paris for half a year and learned French on my own.”
Imani was taken a bit aback by that.
“That’s impressive.”
Kelly smiled shyly.
From the corner of her eyes, she noticed that Laney was being ignored.
This made her smile even wider.
Vera frowned and sighed. She didn’t like how Kelly managed to steal all of Laney’s thunder but felt powerless to
stop it.
Besides, at least it didn’t seem like Laney was interested in being the center of attention.
Vera could do nothing but look away.
At the same time, while Imani was talking with Kelly, she couldn’t help but look over at Laney. She decided to take
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthe initiative to talk to Laney. She asked her, “Mrs. Harding, may I ask where you buy this dress? The design is so
unique I’ve always wanted to have a dress like that. French styles don’t really suit my taste.”
She was extremely interested in the dress Laney was wearing.
Kelly’s smile froze on her face. She had been sure she was going to win but was miffed to discover that Imani was
talking to Laney again. She immediately interrupted them.
“Mrs. Harding’s dress is made by a designer she randomly discovered. If you want, ma’am, I can introduce you to a
studio with even real talented designers.”
Because Laney couldn’t understand practically any French, now she could belittle Natalie as she wanted. laney
sensed that something was wrong, however. She frowned and asked loudly, “Kelly, wasn’t Mrs. Sampson asking me
who designed the dress?”
Kelly didn’t say a word in response.
Laney immediately continued, saying, “My mother-in-law hired Natalie Larson from W Marks Studio to design the
dress for me.”
Imani could understand English.
When she heard Natalie’s name, it seemed to spark her interest.
“I remember Natalie! She’s Draco’s assistant. l didn’t expect her own designs to be as good as that.”
As Imani spoke about Natalie, her voice grew louder, and everyone looked over.
With so many people watching, Kelly realized she’d now have to translate Laney’s words faithfully.
This made her seethe with anger.
The fact that Imani liked her dress so much made Laney very happy.
As it just so happened, Natalie was there that day, so Laney said to Imani, “Mrs. Sampson, should I introduce you to
each other?”
But Imani just shook her head, replying, “I will meet her when the time comes. Mrs. Harding, it seems that a dress
as beautiful as yours should be paired with a suit to stand by it. What a pity your husband couldn’t come today.”
Hearing Imani’s words, Laney lowered her eyes. What a pity. She had hoped that Garrett would also come.
At that moment, a waiter opened the doors of the banquet hall.
The party had been going for quite a while by this point. Who could it be? Laney looked over.
It was Garrett! He looked a little rushed and out of breath.
Garrett was wearing a suit that perfectly complemented Laney’s dress. His entrance just now was like a hero in a
movie charging in at just the right moment.
“My husband’s here!”
Laney’s heart beat like a drum in her ch*st. She ran over to him, holding the hem of her dress.
People all looked in Laney’s direction as she suddenly started running towards the door.
“Be careful. You’re pregnant.”
“I’m here. Don’t be afraid,” said Garrett, holding Laney close to him and gently touching her face.
Vera and Kelly looked at each other, both surprised to see Garrett there.
Garrett approached the center of the room, his arm firmly around Laney’s waist.
“Mrs. Sampson, you’re as beautiful as ever!”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmGarrett greeted Imani in fluent French.
Imani smiled in return, replying, “Garrett, you’re truly a charmer. No wonder so many women were always throwing
themselves at you in the past. But it seems that you’ve finally found your true love this time around. She’s definitely
the finest rose.”
Not understanding the language, Laney was curious to know what Garrett and Imani were talking about.
At the same time, she was still a bit peeved with Garrett for being late, so she didn’t bother asking.
“She said that you’re as beautiful as a rose.”
With a gaze of pure adoration, Garrett raised his hand and touched the tip of Laney’s nose with his fi**ger.
“I heard that you’ve been very busy recently. And yet you still take the time to attend this dinner party with your
wife! You remind me of how my husband was when we were young. You do love your wife so much, Garrett!”
Imani praised Garrett generously. She looked over at Vera and said to her, “You have a good son. Such a
responsible man as this will certainly do a great job managing the Harding Group. I believe we shall have a lot of
opportunities to collaborate in the future.”
Vera gave her a wry smile yet secretly looked over at Garrett in confusion.
“I’m going to go over there and greet my other friends. Enjoy yourselves.”
Imani left with a smile.
Kelly and Vera fell into silence.
Vera looked over at Kelly with questioning eyes. She asked Kelly to make sure that Garrett wasn’t able to attend the
dinner party.
Kelly hadn’t expect that Garrett would make it. She was stunned silent and didn’t know how to react.
Garrett gently pulled Laney to the side and pulled up chairs for both of them.
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