Chapter 369
“Mr. Shaw, long time no see! You''ve gotten more good-looking after getting married!”
Right then, a man decked in a crisp suit came to Michael and greeted him warmly. He was evidently
trying to suck up to Michael.
“Not at all, Mr. Lobston.”
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Michael''s reply to Chris Lobston was cid as he raised his ss to clink sses with thetter.
After Chris talked to Michael, some guests started to form a circle around us. I wasn''t used to being
surrounded by a crowd.
“Mr. Shaw, this must be Mrs. Shaw. I didn''t get to see her face clearly during the wedding as my seat
was too far away. She''s such a beauty!”
As Michael''s gaze constantly flitted to me, the crafty guests realized I was important to him and began
lavishing praises on me.
I pursed my lips at thement. I didn''t put on any makeup today, not even any lipstick. Look at how
he managed toe up with that awestruck expression. I have to admit that they are good at lying
through their teeth to butter someone up.
I wasn''t bothered, but Michael thought otherwise. His lips curved up upon hearing the praise as though
he was delighted to hear it.
Realizing that Michael liked hearing others praising me, those who wanted to butter Michael up
immediately startedplimenting me. I got goosebumps from getting praised by so many people.
Women loved it when others praised their gorgeous appearances, and I was no exception, but these
people''s praises had gone overboard. Hypocrites! I rolled my eyes inwardly.
Yet, the grin on Michael''s lips remained. He turned to regard me, the adoration in his gaze evident.
He seemed rxed as though they weren''t lying through their teeth.
“I''m tired. I''ll wait for you over there.”
Refusing to stay to listen to the fakepliments, I got to my feet and strode toward an empty seat not
far away.
It was clear by now that someone as straightforward as me shouldn''t attend simr events. The
previouspliments got me shuddering in disgust. Indeed, business people had to be shameless in
order to strike business deals.
I plopped onto a couch in a corner and sipped on a ss of juice. My gaze never left Michael''s figure.
I knew no one here, and there was nothing inmon between me and the socialites, so I had no
choice but to sit here and hope that the g would end soon.
Bored out of my wits, I sipped on my juice. Soon, a prettydy in her thirties approached me and took a
seat beside me.
I didn''t know who she was, but I shed a polite smile anyhow. She could be the wife of Michael''s
business partner.
“You must be Mrs. Shaw,” thedy greeted me with a smile.
“Yes, I am. May I know who you are?”
I didn''t know she would greet me out of the blue and blinked in surprise.
“My husband is Chris Lobston. He''s the owner of a small real estatepany. I am Fiona. You can call
me Mrs. Lobston.”
Hearing my reply, thedy''s smile widened.
“Hello, Mrs. Lobston.” I responded with a smile.
I wasn''t too fond of talking to strangers, but the guests might be Michael''s business partners, so I
couldn''t risk offending them.
“Mrs. Shaw, you''re young and beautiful. Look at how fair your skin is.”
As I fell silent, Fiona proceeded to break the silence.
“Thank you,” I replied cordially.
After hearing variouspliments previously when I was with Michael, I was unbothered by her
comment.
“Mrs. Shaw, I bought a diamond ne today. Isn''t it pretty?”
Fiona whipped out a jewelry box from her LV bag and ced it on the desk before us.
She then opened the box to reveal a gorgeous diamond ne that sparkled magnificently under the
incandescent lights of the chandelier.
I wasn''t a diamond expert, but I assumed it was expensive, as she had deliberately shown it to me.
Otherwise, it would be humiliating to show a cheap ne at such a grand event.
“It looks pretty nice,” I responded half-heartedly with a tiny smile.
I didn''t know her previously, so it felt awkward for her to show me her diamond ne as though we
were friends.
“Really? I think it''s nice, too. It''s a perfect fit for you, Mrs. Shaw.”
Fiona was beaming with joy. However, I got confused to hear her response. Why is she saying that her
ne is a perfect fit for me? Shouldn''t be saying that it suits her instead?
I couldn''t really find fault with her here, so I shed an awkward smile. Silence surrounded us while I
waited for her to borate, and she did.
“Mrs. Shaw, since you like the ne, I shall give it to you. It suits you better than me anyway,” Fiona
told me.
I nearly spat out the juice in my mouth at her words.
“You''re giving the ne to me? But why?”
Never in my wildest dreams did I expect Fiona to gift the newly bought diamond ne to me. I
gazed at her in shock.
We don''t even know each other. Why would she give me something out of the blue?
“Mrs. Shaw, I shall be honest with you. My husband had been wanting to work with Mr. Shaw, but we
couldn''t meet a big shot like him even if we wanted to. After finding out that he''ll be attending the g
tonight, we came to try our luck out.”
Fiona''s expression turned grim after hearing my question, and she seemed nervous as she offered an
exnation.
Finally, I understood her intention. She wanted to coborate with Michael''spany.
“Michael is right there. If you want to coborate with him, you can talk to him now. I don''t interfere in
thepany''s business, so I can''t make any decisions,” My answer was firm.
Only then did I realize Fiona''s motive for giving me the diamond ne was to push for coboration
with Michael. I btedly realized that this was how things worked in the upper-ss society.
It was normal to give and receive gifts. However, as someone who grew up in the countryside, I
couldn''t ept an expensive diamond ne as a gift.
As I didn''t take the ne from her, Fiona grew flustered. She met my gaze and parted her lips
hastily.