Chapter 918 The Gown


    "Miss Ye, I really don''t…" Coral quickly urged herself mentally toe up with an excuse. She groaned


    inwardly as she nervously scanned Holley''s face. She could sense that Holley seemed to know her


    scheme. She was desperate now in groping for the right words in her mind. But before she could


    muster a word, Holley coollymanded, "Alright, just save it. You don''t have to exin. I don''t want


    to hear it."


    She then gave a slow and wicked smile. Her knowing stare kept lingering at Coral, who remained


    motionless under her scrutinizing gaze. With a sinister smile still stered on her face, Holley sweetly


    crooned, "Now… Do you still want to go for a walk?"


    "Oh! No need," she stuttered with a wry smile. Coral was smart enough to heed the detectable


    suspicion and sarcasmcing Holley''s voice. She had no way but to give in. "I feel tired now. I want to


    go back and take a rest."


    Coral thought that she had managed to conceal her n well enough, but it turned out that she only


    seeded in hiding nothing under Holley''s nose.


    She knew that insisting on going out to execute her n to call Charles would signal a red g on her


    status as Holley''s enemy.


    Her determination to sacrifice herself in helping an acquaintance died down after she gradually knew


    how powerful Holley was, so she reluctantly decided to forego her intention to help.


    If she dared go against Holley''s will, her fate wouldn''t be better than that of Sheryl.


    "Have a good rest," Holley remarked sarcastically as she gently patted Coral''s shoulder. Then she


    started walking into the lift. She found it amusing seeing Coral still standing there as if she didn''t hear


    anything. "What? You''re not nning to go up?"


    "I''ming!" Coral snapped out from her thoughts and nervously entered the lift. She was trembling


    inwardly. But as soon as she heard the ding sound of the elevator, relief washed over her. She


    straightened herself up and then gingerly stepped out. Her heart was still pounding hard. Though she


    felt uneasy, she urged herself to turn back and to look at Holley.


    She was able to catch the odd smile Holley gave her as she heard her say "Rest well" a moment


    before the door closed.


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    That night Coral couldn''t fall asleep. She was thinking of the possible actions Holley would do against


    her. And knowing Holley for quite some time, she could easily guess that she had her men already


    posted at her door to keep an eye on her. Holley would definitely not hesitate to torture her if she found


    her acting suspiciously again.


    It was during breakfast when Coral went down for food. All the girls were free during the day, as the


    party wouldn''t start until night. Of course, the term "free" only meant that they had nothing to do, but not


    that they were free to move around. The moment Sheryl saw Coraling down, she winked at her to


    ask the question that they both knew. Coral responded with a slight shaking of her head and a bitter


    smile. Sheryl understood. And the two men in ck behind Coral reaffirmed her answer—Coral failed.


    "Sher,e and try the biscuit. Quick! It''s really nice!" Susan was excited while she shoved the food to


    Sheryl''s hand. She seemed to be not bothered at all by what had happenedst night.


    Sheryl looked solemn. No one could make anything out from her face.


    Susan waspletely unaware of the situation. She felt worried upon seeing how serious Sheryl


    looked. "Sher, what is going on? Are you okay? Are you still worried about what happenedst night?"


    Unable to get any response from Sheryl, she naively tried to console Sheryl, "Don''t worry. Coral agreed


    to help us contact Mr. Lu, right? Mr. Lu will be here anytime soon.


    So let''s have our breakfast now."


    "If she seeded, we wouldn''t be still sitting here having breakfast now," Sheryl exined to the


    carefree girl. For the entire night, she had waited for Charles and couldn''t let herself close her eyes to


    get a wink of sleep. She knew that if Coral seeded in letting Charles know, he woulde


    immediately at any cost.


    She had anticipated that and believed Charles was about to show up any minute.


    But that shimmer of hope was eventually doused out after she realized that Coral''s n had failed.


    Her mind refused to ept this nagging feeling. She desperately needed to validate this hunch


    because she might be possibly wrong. She held onto the tiniest spark of hope at the bottom of her


    heart even though she already had the answer in her mind. She confirmed with Coral again, only to find


    out that they indeed failed.


    Susan finally realized how dire their situation was and she grew anxious. "Then that means Coral failed


    to contact Mr. Lu?" she mumbled shakily.


    "What do we do now? Are we really going to attend the party?"


    Her anxiety manifested itself as a series of questions that bombarded Sheryl. "Don''t worry. There is


    going to be some other way," Sheryl consoled the poor little girl.


    Before they coulde up with "some other way", they heard Holley''s people scurrying over with


    gowns in tow. They handed Sheryl a nicely designed backless piece in a gold-tone fabric. And Sheryl


    couldn''t help vividly imagining her glorious and gorgeous self with this piece of garment.


    Then they gave Susan a very-usual-not-fancy-nor-ugly-looking pink gown.


    Sheryl gritted her teeth at the contrast of the two gowns. She openly showed disgust towards that


    stunning piece of clothing. ''It seems that Holley is so anxious to wrap me as a package in that delicate


    gown and present me to the buyers, '' Sheryl thought.


    "Sher, you would be so attractive wearing this..." She heard Susanplimenting her with envy.


    Susan was still a little girl at heart. She got easily attracted to fashionable clothes as all other girls


    would.


    Sheryl was not happy at all to hear the ttering remark. "No matter how visually pleasing it is, I don''t


    want to wear it."


    "Why?" Susan inquired. She looked baffled.


    "Have you forgotten what is waiting for us tonight? The more I am well dressed up, the more attention I


    will draw. Don''t you know this simple logic?" Sheryl eximed helplessly, expounding each word as if


    she were teaching a life lesson.


    Susan listened intently. And when she let everything registered in her mind, she finally realized what


    Holley''s real intention was. "Then..." she stammered. "Then what do we do now? Shall we… I mean...


    Are we going to swap our dresses?" Sheryl almost rolled her eyes out of exasperation when Susan


    continued asking such questions. Her naiveness made her worry even more. It seemed to her that


    Susan only absorbed what she had mentioned earlier at a surface level and she didn''t go to the extent


    ofprehending her words to exact a better judgment.


    Sheryl was pacing in the whole room mulling over her thoughts. "Do you really think Holley would allow


    this to happen?" she shot back.


    "Then…" Susan pleaded. "Then what do we do now?" Susan was getting scared now. And like a


    broken record, she repeatedly asked the same question. She had no idea what she could do and was


    absolutely clueless about what was going on.


    Sheryl resolved to gather her thoughts. And after she calmed herself down, she proceeded to the


    bathroom to change.


    The gold-tone gown was as smooth as silk, and it gave a dazzling allure in the dim light. The hem fell


    short above her heels, barely touching the ground. And it gently swayed when she moved. The waist


    was as slender as a snake entuating her soft figure. The neckline was shaped to enhance the


    fullness of her breast, making her more a sexually-appealing woman. Sheryl was like an elegant


    narrow-necked vase if viewed from afar. To the rich men, who would closely inspect her, she would just


    be like a vase. And that was the harsh reality. And as if that weren''t appealing enough, the side of the


    gown was tted, outlining her alluring curve, vaguely revealing her white legs, slender and straight.


    And her hair? Her crowning glory was nicely coiled up into a bundle. If ever she took her silver hair clip


    away, you would be fortunate to see the silky hair streaming down like a waterfall.


    The taste of Holley, Sheryl had to admit, was definitely at a professional level. Her choice for the gown


    had entuated all her attractiveness as a woman. Staring at herself in the mirror, who had never


    been dressed so elegantly like she was tonight, Sheryl now felt more like a gift to be presented to the


    dirty men attending the party.


    The moment Sheryl emerged from the bathroom door, Susan was dumbstruck with her innate beauty


    and she couldn''t take her eyes off her.


    She had expected Sheryl to be beautiful, but the level of beauty in front of her now exceeded her


    imagination.


    She regarded Sheryl in awe. "Sher, with that gown, you are so beautiful," she couldn''t help


    "Yours is also good," Sheryl sincerely praised Susan as well.


    Her eyes swept over Susan. She looked lovely in the crystal-studded pink gown, which reminded her of


    diamonds, stars, and morning dew. It had showcased her young body and hadplimented her gem-


    like shiny legs.


    "How great it is to be young!" Sheryl eximed.


    "Sher, thank you. That''s too much of apliment," Susan acknowledged shyly.


    Then they both heard someone knock at the door and ask, "Miss Xia, Miss Su, are you ready?"


    "Yes," Sheryl casually replied. She opened the door. And there stood Holley with a big grin on her face.


    At moment of surprise shed in Holley''s eyes, but she quickly suppressed it. She thenmented


    with a polite smile, "I knew it would fit you."


    Nonchnt, Sheryl didn''t even trouble herself to say a polite "Thank you".


    "Alright, since you are ready, then let''s go now." Holley did not seem to care about Sheryl''s cold


    reaction. It only made her sneer at the two before she turned her back around and led them out of the


    room.


    Holley''s man then gestured the way to the girls and said, "Miss Xia, please."


    Susan felt defeated as they had no choice but to go. Sheryl was nervous and frightened too, but she


    forced herself to calm down. Noting the tight grip on her left hand, she gently squeezed it back. "Don''t


    worry, I''m here," she softly reassured the scared girl. ncing at Susan beside her, she was


    determined to be strong for both of them. She needed to be vignt of what was about to happen, in


    order not to miss the slightest chance for her to escape.


    Those words were like magic to Susan, giving her the courage that she desperately needed.


    ''That''s right. Sher is still with me. There''s nothing to fear about, '' she thought.