Chapter 169 Can We Enjoy Our Lives in Peace
Julian''s frown deepened.
Susan''s facial expression worsened too.
Isabelle realized that she had said something wrong. She soon tried to save the scene. "What I
mean is... I''m Susie''s cousin."
"Yes, you''re just her cousin, and you got in touch with her again only a month ago." Julian nced
at the waiter beside him calmly. "Susie and I have some other things to deal with. Bring her to table
165."
"Alright," the waiter replied swiftly.
Isabelle bit her lower lips for she knew that she could not dispute that anymore. So she left rather
reluctantly.
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Susan looked at Isabelle as she disappeared from her sight. She could not help but heave a sigh of
relief.
She did not have a bad impression of Isabelle before. But she started to observe Isabelle more
closely after Julian''s reminder.
She realized that Isabelle did indeed have her eyes on Julian.
Susan could not help but nce at Julian. "It''s true that beauty brings nothing but trouble."
Julian''s eyebrows twitched. He could not help but pinch Susan''s cheek. "You should really stay
away from her since you know that perfectly well."
"I did that indeed." Susan shoved Julian’s hand away a s she appeared quite annoyed. "But she
came looking for me out of her own ord. I couldn’t bring myself t o ignore her."
“Let me handle her directly next time," Julian said.
"Got it," Susan replied.
After that, they found themselves surrounded by other guests. They soon started to attend to the
other guests.
In a remote corner, Isabelle was seen looking at both Julian and Susan while biting her lower lip
vigorously.
Julian was indeed a cruel person.
He imed to let go of the past, and he was indeed quite harsh on her.
Was Little Flower really insignificant to him?
Isabelle would never believe that.
But what else could she do even if she refused to believe that? She could only sit there in the
corner and watch how both Susan and Julian became the spotlight of the day.
Previously, the same thing happened at Old Master Leeds''s birthday party.
Atst, she tried her best and plotted her scheme. Still, she did not get what she wanted.
She could not bring herself to reconcile with that fact.
"Mr. Shaw is indeed nice to his wife.” Someone else was having a discussion beside her.
"I think so too. Just look at him. He never lets his wife leave his sight!"
“I heard that Mr. Shaw has finally settled down and found his one true love. I didn’t believe that at
first. But now when I look at it...”
"I wonder what kind of a person Mrs. Shaw is. How could she get a man like Mr. Shaw to stay
beside her always?”
They enjoyed their discussion. But Isabelle''s facial expression worsened as time went by.
If Susan was not there, Isabelle felt that she would certainly be Mrs. Shaw. The person who
everybody envied would certainly be her. 2
Isabelle appeared rather savage and cunning at that moment, but she suppressed her emotions.
Now, Susan was guarding herself against Isabelle because of that message she sent Julian. Hence,
Isabelle needed to calm herself down and tried her best to look for a chance slowly.
Moreover, she did not get to show her true abilities yet. Isabelle soon found Madam Shaw from
among the crowd. Her smile deepened.
If she could not tackle both Julian and Susan, she still had another way. She would start with
Madam Shaw then.
The party began officially.
There was a gigantic screen around 100 square meters at the front part of the hall which held a
thousand guests. Susan''s designs were shown continuously on the screen.
Susan was deeply embarrassed when she saw that before, but she got used to it as time went by.
It was halfway through the party that Julian led Susan to the front part of the hall.
The guests could not help but put down their forks and spoons.
The most important moment hade. It was a grand event, and certainly Julian was going to
announce some important things.
Lanyard Construction had such a powerful and influential status in Ningcheng City. Now, Julian was
going to announce some news solemnly, and it might influence the entire economy in the city. So
they needed to listen to Julian carefully.
Luke put down his fork and spoon too. He looked at that person before the screen subconsciously.
He did not care what kind of news Julian was going to announceter.
He only allowed himself to indulge in Susan''s face rather greedily.
It had been a long while since he met Susan during Old Master Leeds’s birthday party. He felt like it
was a n eternity away when he met Susan again like that. H e was in a daze.
Mandy noticed how Luke focused his entire attention on Susan. Her facial expression worsened
too.
She gritted her teeth harshly so as to calm herself down for fear that she might embarrass herself
there.
There was a deep silence.
Julian grabbed the microphone.
"Thank you for attending today’s party," Julian smiled faintly. "It''s my pleasure to be able to share
with you one moment in my life which I’m most proud of."
The great moment hade.
Julian would certainly announce some groundbreaking news. Everybody was all ears.
"I''m sure you all know of this event.” Julian looked toward Susan proudly. He seemed to be
immensely proud of Susan. "My wife—Susan won the first price during the designpetition
which ended yesterday. I''m proud of her. Our Lanyard Construction i s also proud of her."
The way Julian boasted about her and himself embarrassed Susan deeply. She was greatly
awkward.
She lowered her head for a long time. However, she did not manage to escape that scene. Hence,
she could only smile awkwardly.
The entire audience gave them a round of apuse.
They knew of that event indeed.
Now, Julian would certainly announce the truly important news.
Everyone was waiting patiently.
"That’s it. I''m grateful to you all for attending today''s dinner party," Julian smiled. "Please continue to
enjoy the performance and the meals.”
After that, Julian held Susan''s hand and returned to their seats calmly.
The others were left speechless.
Was that it?
"Did he organize this party...just to celebrate Susan''s sess?"
After a short while, someone spoke up in a daze.
"It seems...like it."
"Oh gosh!"
The Shaws were holding a party for the first time in ten years. It was a grand feast that held a
thousand guests. They had such grandeur and prestige just to celebrate Susan''s sess in
winning thepetition.
Someone could not help but throw a nce at the dining table beside them. "Look! The mayor is
here too. He might have thought that Lanyard Construction
was going to have a big announcement. But..."
They turned to look at the mayor. Then, they saw his worsened facial expression.
It seemed like the mayor was rather speechless too when he realized the truth.
The gentlemen hadplicated feelings.
On the other hand, thedies had much simpler thoughts.
"Mr. Shaw is indeed extremely good to his wife!"
"Darling, I won the female equestrianpetition a few days ago. Could you help me celebrate it?"
"Mr. Shaw is not only generous with his money. Take a look at yourself. Other than the few
instances when he’s talking to the others, he has his eyes only for his wife."
"If you could do half as much as him or even one-tenth of that, I''ll be over the moon."
At that moment, all the women envied Susan. The gentlemen were quite helpless as they were
being scolded by their wives.
They attended a party, and they were made jealous because of the passionate love between Julian
and Susan.
They wondered whether they could just enjoy their lives in peace too.