“What? You’re going to give her 20 million? How much will we have left, then? We just asked the
Presgrave Family for 50 million three years ago. We can’t ask them for more in the future!”
Connor counted the money he had earned from his investments and concluded, “By then, you and
Lena can just cut down on your expenses!”
“How is that possible? I’ve already gotten used to this life. I can’t start being thrifty now. Besides, Lena
still has to get married and needs at least 10 million for her dowry!”
“Okay, okay, I’ll work hard to save up.” “Do you think you can find a profitable project with your skills? I
don’t believe it!” Olivia said disdainfully Connor’s mood soured. “Either way, it’s decided.”
Upon seeing her husband swing the door open and leave, Olivia couldn’t help but ce her hands on
her waist and thought that she would never let Ellen find out. If not, her 20 million would disappear into
thin air.
In the blink of an eye, it was Friday. As Ellen sent a cup of coffee to Jared’s office, he handed her a
name card right as she was about to leave. “Go to this ce at three this afternoon.”
Curious, she took the name card and saw that it belonged to a dress shop. “I’ve already notified the
owner of this shop. You can just go and try the gowns on and pick whichever you like. I’ll pick you up
for the party at half past five.”
Ellen had been worried about this, but she was surprised to see that he had already taken care of
everything for her. “Okay.” She nodded.
Jared nced at his watch and asked, “I’m going to have lunch with a few clients. How about you?”
Ellen smiled. “The cafeteria, of course! The food there is hearty and delicious.” As the president, Jared
had never tried the cafeteria food, mostly due to his status.
“Really? In that case, take me to try it out one day.”
“Sure!” Ellen agreed, more than willing to take him there. “All right, remember to be there at three,”
Jared reminded as if fearing that she would forget.
However, she would never forget, and she was even looking forward to it. After leaving his office, she
searched the shop’s location and saw that it was not that far away.
Selena had been at work these days as well, but she was just a little distracted. Fortunately, she had a
knack for controlling men, so her work was covered by her male colleagues. For lunch, she dined with
the wealthy Charlie as she had to apany him to the dinner party that night, and she managed to
borrow an evening gown from him for the asion.
Charlie had been pursuing Selena for quite some time. To him, women were only fun when they were
new, and Selena had been leaving him hanging, which kept him interested.
“I’ll take care of your gown. My aunt has a dress shop, so you can just go over and pick one.”
“Are we buying it or renting it?” Selena asked with a smile. “Of course, we’re renting it! There’s no need
to buy it when you’re only going to wear it once.”
Although Selena was filled with contempt at his words, she still said ingratiatingly, “You’re so kind,
Charlie”
“All of the people who will be present at the party tonight aren’t ordinary folks. I had to rely. on my dad’s
connection to get an invitation too.”
Hearing that, Selena felt her heart skip a beat, wondering if Jared would be there. “In that case, all of
the guests tonight are the influential people of Averna!” “That’s right. You’ll meet many powerful
people.”
The person Selena wanted to see the most was Jared. She hoped to meet him tonight, and she would
be wearing a beautiful dress as well, so she would surprise him with something different. Even if she
couldn’t see Jared, she could still make use of Charlie’s position to meet other rich people, so she had
a backup n.
At around three, Ellen took a cab to the dress shop. The car stopped at the entrance, and she gasped
at the shop’s grandeur upon seeing the majestic building.
She had just entered when one of the staff greeted her. “Good afternoon, Miss. Are your here to try on
some gowns?”
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