Chapter 289 The Grand New Year''s Dinner Party Had Begun
The New Year''s Eve had finally arrived in the expectation of everyone.
The Harvey family''s special New Year''s dinner party, organized by Belle and Rosa, officially came.
Early in the morning, the servants and staffs in Harvey Mansion all started to get busy after the meeting
in Ink Garden.
Belle and Rosa exined the main points at the meeting. After that, they sat in the office, preparing big
fat checks and counting the gift list.
ording to regtions, everyone who visited Harvey Mansion would receive a big fat check and gifts.
This showed the wealthy of a rich family. This 20-million-dor dinner party had already attracted the
media and entertainment reporters. They all came over.
Since 8:00 in the morning, the gate of Harvey Mansion had been filled with usherettes, big banners and
colorful gs fluttering in the wind.
All kinds of luxury cars began to drive in slowly. Soon, the underground parking lot was full of cars.
Later, a few parking spaces were temporarily opened.
In this party, the Harvey family only invited some dignitaries from A City and some old friends of the
Harvey family. It was so grand and lively. Belle tried her best to meet Grandma’s requirements.
Belle and Rosa stood at the gate of Ink Garden, waiting for the arrival of the members of the Harvey
family. Here was where the Harvey family greeted the guests.
From a distance, Belle watched Evane over with his wife and Martin.
They walked over from the path outside the gate of Ink Garden.
Evan was not as tall and burly as Hudson, but he was well-proportioned and his facial features were
straight, especially those shrewd eyes that always showed a shrewd look when he looked at people.
Belle nced at Ink Garden’s clock. It was exactly nine o''clock. They were very punctual.
"Mr. Evan, Madam, pleasee here." Belle greeted them and made a gesture of invitation, smiling
politely.
"Okay." Evan looked at Belle, smiled meaningfully, and nodded kindly.
Belle led them to stand in front of Rosa on the left. Then Rosa distributed the corsages in her hands to
each of them, doing a demonstration to make them stick on the left chest.
Generally, only the son and grandson of the host''s family would wee guests.
After settling down Evan, Belle stood on the right and waited for Paige’s arrival. In fact, Hudson was
still in the ward and couldn''t stand up at all. So only Paige and Calvin woulde.
But after a long time, Calvin and Paige still didn’te. After 9:30, the guests were going to the
reception room and conference center of Ink Garden. It would be very insincere if the host didn''t stand
in front to greet them.
Belle stood alone on the right. Seeing that another 20 minutes had passed, she still didn’t see Paige
and Calvin. Then she felt a little anxious.
If they didn''te, she, an outsider, couldn’t stand here to greet the guests.
The invitation and the detailed process had already been sent to them.
Belle stood a little uneasily, staring outside. ording to the normal procedure, after arranging Paige
and Calvin, she would go to the backstage to prepare for the wee ceremony. After all, all the
guests would have a rest in the lounge. At eleven, they would enter the conference center. She and
Rosa would be the organizers. During the period, Evan and Calvin would be invited to give wee
speeches, and then answered questions from reporters and media. Then there would be lunch. The
dinner was the reunion meal, which was the key point. They would dine in the tents on the central
ind, and then the three-day banquet started.
The performances on the New Year''s Eve, all kinds of plum appreciation, and fireworks would be the
climax. There would be a lottery session in the next few days. Except for the celebrities who were
present in the business and political circles, Belle was ingenious and invited some orphans, widows
and elderly people to the party from the orphanage and welfare home. She made other arrangements.
She prepared a charity donation activity. She didn''t want the 20 million dors of Harvey Corp. to be
wasted in such a meaningless way. Instead, it was better to help those in need.
At 9:29, Belle saw Rhyse over. He was gentle and elegant. Belle was stunned. This point was
neither the arrival point of the guests nor the arrival of the host. He actually came at this point. He had
seized the opportunity. So smart.
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Belle understood his intentions. He wanted to protect her. For the next three days, he was her lover.
This was very rare for Rhys, who had been always mysterious, to appear in public so publicly.
When some media reporters saw Rhysing, they rushed over to take pictures, but were blocked by
Rhys.
"Belle, it''s very good, with joy and style." Rhys approached with a smile and praised. He left here early
But he was worried about Belle, so he came now.
"Thank you." Belle said and smiled, "Rhys, I''m sorry. I made you be taken of the pictures."
Someone took pictures of them. Belle felt guilty and said in a low voice embarrassedly.
"I''ve said I’m willing to do everything for you. You''re still talking this to me. Are you trying to make me
angry and unhappy?" Rhys'' face was full of reproach. Although he reproached, his tone was very
gentle.
Belle smiled and was speechless.
"Belle, you should dress appropriately. Come on, put down your work first. I will take you to the dress
looked at her wearing the same coat fromst night. Although she had the same temperament, it still
looked a little in. The people who came were all big shots. Wearing like this really couldn''t show any
elegance. Belle was not favored by the Harvey family. But now she was his woman, so she couldn''t
dress like this.
"No, Rhys." Belle didn''t care about her clothes. When Rhys was pulling her away, she objected
anxiously.
"Ahem, ahem." A heavy voice came from behind. Belle looked up, then she saw Calvin standing behind
her expressionlessly. His eyes were cold. After he coughed, he said solemnly, " The banquet is about
to start. You’re still chatting here. If you don’t want to host this event, just say it earlier. Since you’re
standing here, you must pay attention to your actions and don’t ruin Harvey Mansion’s reputation.”
His eyes were stern. He was indifferent. Although he was talking to Belle, he didn''t even look at her. He
just turned his eyes to Rhys.
Belle knew that being too close to Rhys on this asion was not good, so she didn''t refute. She just
pursed her lips.
Rhys raised his eyebrows in a very gentlemanly manner. His eyes were calm. He also looked at Calvin.
The two men looked at each other for a while, then each withdrew their gazes. Neither of them paid
any attention to the other.
"Calvin, please stand in this position."
Belle was most afraid of this situation. She made some arrangements to avoid it on purpose, but she
didn''t expect Rhys toe so early.
"Also, this corsage is worn on the left chest." After Calvin cooperated with her to stand at the
designated position, Belle handed the corsage to him and said softly.
Calvin stood proudly and did not reach out to pick it up.
Belle was a little embarrassed. She looked down and saw that he was wearing white gloves. Knowing
that it was not easy for him to put it on, she wanted to ask Rosa toe and help him put it on, but
Rosa and Martin were on the other side, chatting with each other. It was obviously not good to disturb
her.
Belle had to pass the rest corsages in her hand to Rhys, who was standing beside her. She held the
corsage in the other hand, then she tore the adhesive side and stuck it to his chest.
Their suits were all handmade and extremely expensive. Belle didn’t dare to use sharp needles for fear
of damaging the suits. She only used glue, so that it could be cleaned off after the suits were sent to
the cleaners.
Belle carefully aimed at the top of his left front chest. After attaching the corsage carefully and
meticulously, she was worried that it would not stick firmly, so she pressed it lightly with her hand.
Feeling a cold gaze shot at her, she was shocked. Then she couldn''t help looking up. She just saw
Calvin looking at the ring finger of her right hand.
Belle''s face turned red. She hurriedly retracted her hand and bent her fingers into her palm.
The icy cold feeling in the palm of her hand made her heart ache instantly.
She was wearing the one of the couple rings on the ring finger of her right hand, and the oversized
diamond caused a pain in the palm of her hand.
This diamond rings were still the unique couple rings in the world customized by Calvin when they were
in love in Hawaii. They were the only two rings in this world. He once said that she would not be
allowed to take it off and would wear it forever, so she always wore it. Then it had be a habit after
wearing it for a long time. She never thought of taking it off. It was not until Calvin looked at her hand
that she realized it, but it was toote.
In the panic, she unconsciously looked at the ring finger of his left hand. He was wearing the other of
the couple rings on his left hand. Just looking at it like this, Belle felt that her heart skipped a beat. Her
face turned red. She turned her head, took a few steps back and stood still.
At this moment, she saw a golden light shining in front of her. The sound of high heels mixed with
steady footsteps was very ear-piercing.
This voice made Belle feel very ufortable. The moment she looked up, she saw Paige, who
dressed in makeup, walking over with Tristan''s family with a smile on her face.
Jennifer wore the red cheongsam, with her hair tucked behind her head. Besides, she was wearing a
the other. Tristan was in a suit and leather shoes. With a high-spirited face, Jennifer showed a proud
and noble smile on her face. Seeing this, Belle felt upset.
Even more eye-catching was Lexie walking in the middle.
She was wearing a ck dress with a V-neck and arge pleated veil. Although it was winter, she still
exposed her cleavage. She wore light pink veil, with a green mink coat. She looked mature, charming
and seductive.
Her face with makeup looked so beautiful. She did the popr hair style. The corners of the hair were
braided, and the earlobe and beautiful neck were just exposed. The tworge diamond earrings were
shaking while she was walking, emitting a dazzling light. It was really beautiful.
Lexie''s dress was really innovative and extravagant, which was in line with the identity of Mrs. Harvey.
Since she appeared at the gate of Ink Garden, she caught everyone''s attention.
Hanna also stood beside her in a beautiful dress, holding a beautiful little umbre for her.
Lexie was surrounded by a group of dignitaries like Paige, looking so gorgeous.
Immediately, all the media reporters swarmed up and surrounded her.
Belle lowered her head, took a step back, and nced at the long dress that looked like a maternity
dress on her. Thisparison was simply huge. There was a wry smile on her face. Lexie was born in
a wealthy family and had a prominent family background. Tristan would soon be the mayor of A City. As
Paige said, she could only me her family for not having a background. This was her fate. She
couldn''t me others.
Thinking of her mother on the hospital bed, Belle gradually calmed down. She hid her right hand in the
pocket of her woolen coat and stubbornly took off the diamond ring with her thumb. Because of the
force, her face was red.