Chapter 329
The young woman beside Cayden was gorgeous.
Wearing a purple dress, Avery looked like a graceful string of moving wisteria as she approached
everyone.
What was particrly eye-catching about her was her crescent moon-shaped eyes that seemed to
sparkle whenever she smiled.
Even though ire had met all kinds of exceptional women, she was surprised when Avery appeared
before her. For some reason, she felt a sense of familiarity with the young woman.
ire was even more shocked when she noticed how much Avery''s eyes looked like hers when she
was younger. This must be fate...
Avery also felt a sense of closeness with ire when she noticed the elegant-lookingdy with gentle
eyes.
The fact that ire looked graceful yet approachable that day made it even more difficult for others to
guess her age.
“Wee to George''s seventieth birthday celebration. This way, please,” the woman greeted Avery
and Cayden.
Although ire could not help but steal a few nces at the pair of eyes simr to hers, her attention
quickly shifted to Cayden as soon as she saw him.
The tall young man before her had a majestic aura about him and was even more attractive in person
than on the cover of magazines. Nickie sure knows how to pick them. However...
“Mrs. Lambert,” greeted Cayden with a courteous nod.
ire sized up the man as his future mother-inw, and the longer she scrutinized him, the more she
grew to like him.
Nickie has a good eye for men because this gentleman is definitely a rare find. However, why did he
bring a woman with him to George''s birthday party? Is he unaware that Nickie has feelings for him?
The woman could not help wondering why Cayden came with a plus-one.
Because of her protective instincts, ire did not wish to see Avery beside Cayden even though she
had a good impression of the young woman at first sight.
ire lost her biological daughter more than twenty years ago, and during the worst time of her life,
Nicole came into her life like an angel and temporarily relieved her from the pain of losing her child.
Having spent so many years raising Nicole, ire had long regarded the youngdy as her own.
Hence, it was only natural that she felt ufortable seeing another woman with the man her
daughter had feelings for.
As a woman herself, Avery could sense the change in ire''s attitude toward her.
However, she did not understand why the elegant-lookingdy would look at her with such hostility
when that was their first meeting.
Unlike Avery, who felt uneasy then, Cayden did not think too much about the subtle interactions.
Instead, he walked past ire with a gift box in his left hand and Avery in his right and exchanged
greetings with William before heading toward George, who was enjoying a cup of tea.
Covering the table before George was heaps of presents like health care products and local
specialties.
George was well-known for his honesty and uprightness.
Once, a bureaucrat brazenly presented George with a gift box stuffed with arge amount of cash to
bribe the man. However, things did not turn out the way the official expected. Instead of epting the
bribe, George immediately ordered a search for evidence of the bureaucrat''s corruption and sent the
public servant to jail.
With that move, George made his determination to fight corruption loud and clear, causing those who
considered buying him off to think twice about going anywhere near him.
Even though they thought about joining forces to bring George down, they knew it would be difficult
because he was close to a certain big shot.
Those who wished to take shortcuts to sess by buttering up George had no choice but to behave
themselves before him.
That was one of the reasons Cayden respected George, for it was difficult to find anyone as
incorruptible as the man.
Even after George had retired, he remained held in high regard by Cayden.
Cayden then greeted George as he presented the gift to the elderly man, “Happy birthday, Old Mr.
Lambert! I wish you a long and prosperous life! Here''s some local specialty pastry I bought while on a
business trip. I hope you like it.”
“That''s very kind of you, Cayden. You brought this all the way here because you know how much I
enjoy pastries. I''m ttered.” George responded byughing heartily.
Naturally, George knew that Cayden, a powerful man in Ackleton, was Jeffrey''s grandson.
When George was young, he and Jeffrey were close. However, after one became an official and the
other a businessman, the two slowly drifted apart due to their different political views.
Even so, George was impressed by Jeffrey when he learned how his old friend founded Trident Group
from nothing.
Jeffrey''s greatest regret was giving birth to Bruce, a son who was good at nothing but enjoying life.
Even George despised his old friend''s son.
The only meaningful thing Bruce did was give birth to an exceptional son, Cayden.
Under Cayden''s leadership, not only did Trident Group flourish both locally and internationally, but it
also greatly promoted various new types of economy in Ackleton.
Hence, it was only natural that George was impressed with the young and capable Cayden.
When the elderly man saw the charming Avery beside Cayden, he curiously inquired, “Cayden, who
might your plus-one be...”
For some reason, George took an exceptional liking to Avery the first time heid eyes on her.
Even Nicole, who had been with the Lamberts for many years, did not make George feel that way.
Meanwhile, Nicole had her eyes fixed on the extraordinary-looking Cayden and was so captivated by
the well-dressed man that everybody else seemed to have faded away.
Her mind went nk as her gentle eyes continued to be captivated by Cayden. It was almost
impossible for the woman to move her eyes away.
Cayden held Avery''s nervous petite hand before introducing her to George. “Old Mr. Lambert, this is my
girlfriend, Avery Rumpley, but it won''t be long before she''s my wife.”
The man did nothing to hide the affection he had for Avery in his eyes.
Even Avery could feel the fiery passion burning inside Cayden, and it made her heart race like a horse.
I can''t believe he just introduced me as his girlfriend...
At that moment, Avery was happier than a kid in a candy store.
When Nicole heard how Cayden introduced Avery from afar, she froze like a statue.
As she looked down to the floor, the pair of eyes that seemed as gentle as amb before was suddenly
filled with the me of jealousy.
Nicole could barely keep herself together when envy hit her like waves crashing into the beach. Avery
is nothing but an orphan who has nobody after her father died and both her stepmother and stepsister
got locked away in prison. What did she do to deserve this?
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Even so, George was impressed by Jeffrey when he learned how his old friend founded Trident Group
from nothing.