Chapter 66


    Looking at Coralie Chariott''s bitter expression, Valerie Rae achieved her goal.


    However, Coralie didn''t know that Valerie had told Skr Hond that she had taken a fancy to a dress


    and wanted him to buy it for her when she was abroad. Skr only credited the money into her bank


    ount and she bought the Gxy dress with this money.


    In a way, this dress was indeed a gift from Skr.


    However, Skr only knew about this when he arrived at the banquet.


    "Birthday boy,e and cut your cake!"


    Someone was shouting.


    At the same time, the waiter pushed out argeyered cake.


    The next second, all the lights went out, leaving only the lights on the ground, the candle me, and the


    bright decorations around the tform. Then, the birthday song filled the hall.


    Skr got up and went to cut the cake, followed by Valerie naturally.


    Coralie sat in the first row and watched Valerie standing next to Skr. Under the candlelight, the two


    of them seemed to be a real couple.


    She felt dispirited, but she knew she had no right to feel this way.


    She wished that Skr hadn''t prepared the same dress for her, and that he had a more indifferent


    attitude toward her.


    She would prefer Skr not to give her any hope.


    "Come here, Coralie."


    As Coralie was watching Skr and Valerie cut the cake, her eyes became teary. A gentle voice could


    be heard in her ear all of a sudden, and then her wrist was pulled up by a man.


    After Coralie got up, she discovered that Franklin Moore had dragged her up.


    "You..."


    "Coralie, let me reintroduce myself. My name is Franklin, and I''m your husband''s nephew."


    Franklin looked at her, and his eyes were twinkling.


    Coralie couldn''t see him clearly in such a dark scene.


    "Oh."


    Coralie did not respond. She just wanted to pull her wrist out of Franklin''s palm.


    "Can you dance?" Franklin approached Coralie and whispered in her ear.


    "No, I can''t."


    "You see, Valerie has taken over your seat as Mrs. Hond. Aren''t you angry?"


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    Franklin said in a yful manner. He looked at Coralie with thousands of possibilities in his eyes.


    In one nce, you''d know he was a yboy, an expert at flirting with girls.


    "I am not angry. Besides, things between the both of us are not what you think."


    Coralie avoided his gaze and looked guilty. How could she not be angry? How could she not mind?


    However, who was she to care?


    They might seem to be on equal terms when both of them had their make up done, but their education


    backgrounds and family backgrounds meant that she would never be able to stand on par with Valerie.


    "I''m angry. We will dance when the lights are on. We''ll be the second to enter the dance floor,"


    Franklin said in his unique and mboyant voice.


    He seemed to bepletely different from Skr.


    "No!"


    Coralie resisted his offer subconsciously. Although she was offended, she did not want any


    misunderstandings with Skr. If she danced with another man with the identity of Mrs. Hond, she


    would not have any chance to be with Skr anymore.


    However, Franklin saw through all of this. He looked at Coralie with a slight sparkle in his charming


    eyes. "Don''t you know that men like popr things?"


    Coralie was stunned by his words. She looked at Franklin and asked with some doubts, "Why are you


    doing this?"


    They just met each other, didn''t they?


    "Because..." Franklin ced his face close to Coralie, and he looked at her yfully. He paused for a


    while and said, "After today, I might consider telling you."


    Although Franklin didn''t tell her, Coralie felt that everything was rted to Valerie.


    She felt that Franklin was perhaps Valerie''s suitor.


    ......


    All of the lights in the hall lit up again.


    Franklin pulled Coralie into the crowd. She saw Valerie standing very close to Skr. Valerie seemed to


    have noticed that Coralie was missing, and she searched for her in the crowd.


    "Now, it''s time to dance!"


    The host invited everyone to join in.


    Everyone''s eyes fell on Skr.


    Skr looked at the seat where Coralie was sitting, but at this moment, there was no one there.


    Valerie had already discovered that Coralie was missing. She said in a bashful voice, "Skr, everyone


    is waiting for you to dance. Why don''t you dance with me first and I''ll exin to your wifeter."


    At first, Skr hesitated. He wanted to wait for Coralie. After all, Coralie was the real Mrs. Hond. It


    was improper for him to dance with Valerie.


    However, at this time, Valerie had already held his arm.


    "Uncle, we''re waiting for you."


    Franklin came out from behind the crowd and shouted at Skr.


    When Skr looked over, he purposely pulled Coralie close to him with his arms.


    "No, forget it, forget it, I don''t want to dance anymore."


    Coralie looked up and happened to see Skr looking at her. There was a dangerous glint in his eyes.


    When she looked at his face, she suddenly felt that she didn''t want to anger him. She didn''t want him to


    misinterpret the situation, so she wanted to retreat.


    Moreover, Skr didn''t dance with Valerie, did he?


    But at this moment, Skr bent over, extended a hand, and made a gesture of invitation to Valerie.


    It was as if the prince was inviting the princess to dance.


    Valerie ced her hand in his dly.


    The next second, the music began to y.


    He pulled Valerie into the dance floor, put his hands on her waist, and danced with the music.


    Coralie stood in the same ce and witnessed all of this. Her heart, which was hopeful before, lurched


    suddenly.


    She saw Skr whispering to Valerie and she reacted in a joyful manner. Her whole upper body


    leaning against Skr''s as if she''d been jerked out of her bones.


    They were so intimate.


    "Why don''t you give me a chance?"


    At this time, Franklin imitated Skr''s gesture and invited Coralie to dance.


    As Coralie was still hesitating, he grabbed her hand immediately. He pulled her into the open space in


    the middle of the banquet hall. He ced his hand on her slender waist and started dancing with her.


    In fact, Coralie really didn''t know how to dance, but he was a good partner. Looking at Coralie who was


    at a loss, he whispered, "Rx. All you have to do is follow my lead."


    Skr knew that Coralie was not good at dancing. In the past, they had both participated in dance


    parties when they were in college. At that time, Coralie kept apologizing to Skr throughout the


    dance.


    But now, Skr could see that Coralie was dancing very well under Franklin''s guidance.


    "Skr, do you know that I missed you so much while I was abroad?"


    As she spoke, Valerie suddenly stood on tiptoe. She kissed Skr on the lips while he was looking at


    Coralie.