Chapter 291 Fuss about a Gown


    With a smirk, Hattie leaned over and whispered in her ear, “Actually, we did those things just because


    Calvin wasn’t sure whether you love him or not and he wanted me to help test how you really feel about


    him. Turned out you took the bait. I can tell from your jealous look that you love Calvin. And so does


    he. The day when you were missing in the street, he got so frantic and looked all over for you. I had


    never seen that look on his face before. Now I know you two are truly in love.”


    Hattie said carelessly. She had just disembarked and hadn’t heard about the news of Calvin’s


    engagement to Lexie. All she wanted to do now was dance attendance on Belle so that she might get


    her benefits in the future smoothly. After all, she had yed gooseberryst time in LA, which upset


    Belle so much. As long as she made Belle happy, she might have a lot of pocket money to spendter.


    Belle paled visibly on hearing Hattie’s words. She was reminded of the time in LA when they had been


    affectionate to each other. A sense of pain crept over her and she could hardly breathe. She couldn’t


    help but look at Calvin a few feet away. Tacitly, Calvin turned around and met her eyes. Soon Belle


    averted her gaze to avoid further eye contact.


    “Now that you are here, let’s gather together and have fun! Rosa, treat Hattie well.” Rosa and Hattie


    had often yed together in the Harvey Mansion since they were little. Though they were not from the


    same family, they found themselves congenial to each other. Thus, Belle left Hattie taken care of by


    Rosa.


    Rosa nodded and led Hattie to somewhere else for fun.


    “Rhys, please take good care of my friend.” Lottie primed Rhys seriously after the girls went away.


    Rhys grinned, “How can I rebuff Miss Cohen’s request?”


    Lottie chuckled. She drew Belle aside and asked with curiosity, “Word has it that Rhys would like to


    marry you. Is that true?”


    Belle was stunned. Thinking of what Rhys had said to her before, she didn’t know what to reply.


    “Say, what a noble-minded man Rhys is!” Lottie raved. “It’s very rare for a pregnant divorcée like you to


    find such a good man. This time, you’ll have to seize the chance and not miss this guy. God is fair. You


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    lost Calvin and He brought you Rhys. Thankfully Calvin did not marry you. Look at Rhys! He is not


    inferior to Calvin at all. You are lucky!”


    Grateful as Lottie was to God, Belle felt it became hard to exin all those things. She decided to keep


    silent.


    “What about you? Shouldn’t you go get a date? You are already 26. Not young anymore.” Belle steered


    the conversation away from her affairs.


    “Me? It’s better to be single. I’m afraid a man as brilliant as me is not born yet. Forget it.” Lottie


    straightened up and bragged.


    Belle chuckled. She whispered, “Rest assured. I called you out just because I care about the most


    important thing in your life. There are celebrities in A City and also rich men present at the event. Just


    do what you can to vamp and flirt with them. I can turn a blind eye to it. So far as I know, these rich


    singles are all yboys. They love intimacy. You are free to sleep with anyone whomever you like until


    you find someone you are satisfied with. What do you think? Take action. Find your Mr. Right during the


    three days. I already prepared a deluxe suite for you. I’ll wait for your good news!”


    Belle smirked when talking about the dirty part.


    Now Lottie was the one who was caught on the hop. She cried that Belle had been led astray by the


    scum Calvin.


    They walked inside talking andughing, followed by Rhys. Seeing Belle feel better, Rhys also felt


    relieved.


    There were quite a lot of guests here. Almost all famous rich young men were present. Belle could tell


    for sure they were all here to phnder. Soon Belle could hardly find Lottie as thetter was surrounded


    by a group of young men. Lottie basked in their ttering words and already forgot her friend Belle.


    Belle knew Lottie well. It was not that Lottie didn’t want to love someone. She hadn’t found the right


    one. Moreover, she had been so busy running her café that she didn’t have time to date.


    They all turned 26, which meant they would be leftoverdies soon. Belle didn’t want her friend to


    be single like her. Life needs some excitement. The opening ceremony of the New Year Banquet went


    well. Since Lexie was here, Belle was left with almost nothing to do. She could have presided over the


    ceremony with Rosa, but Lexie took the chance away from her. It was a good thing though. She was


    weak and also pregnant. Now she didn’t have to bother.


    After a luncheon, on the way back to a guest room for rest, Belle saw a group of people before her, and


    she could hear noise faintly from inside as if someone was quarreling.


    “Bitch! How dare you boss me around!” Hattie scolded in a loud voice and the sound reached Belle’s


    ears.


    “Miss Johnson, the young mistress of the Harvey family, sent me over to pass on the message. You


    have the gown cleaned right now. If there is any w in it, you will pay for it. Just so you know this gown


    is unique around the world. Its value is well in excess of one million!” Hanna said haughtily. Her tone


    was quite attention-getting.


    On hearing the conversation, Belle frowned and had a bad feeling. She made a beeline for the crowd.


    “You just want money. That amount is nothing to us! Calvin has plenty! I’ll ask him for it.” Hattie


    retorted, indifferently.


    “Exactly. It’s just a ratty dress. So ugly and costly. And you keep emphasizing how valuable it is. Come


    on. Is it a historical artefact? If yes, why would Miss Johnson wear such a thing for dead people?” Rosa


    spoke in support of Hattie, jeering.


    “All right. You just don’t respect Miss Johnson. You ruined her gown on purpose and you are making


    sarcasticments. How ill-mannered you are, rascals! I’ll tell Miss Johnson and let Mr. Harvey teach


    you a lesson!” Hanna had intended to have them clean the gown. Unexpectedly, she couldn’t have her


    way and got humiliated by the two. She felt resentful and decided to talk tough to scare them.


    “Go ahead, you ill-bredckey! I’m so done with you riding roughshod over people just because you’ve


    got Lexie backing you up. If you keep annoying me, I’m going to fix you, for sure.” Hattie had been an


    athlete before. Today she was treated badly by Hanna a few times.


    Backed by Lexie, Hanna had this aggressive manner in front of her and bossed her around! Hattie felt


    looked down upon. After all, every time she came to the Harvey Mansion, Sophia and Calvin were


    always nice to her. Calvin would even butter her up if she got mad. But now she was humiliated by a


    so-called young mistress-to-be of the Harvey family. She was itching to punch Hanna.


    “Don’t you dare touch me! Who do you think you are? You are just cousins. And you, you are not even


    a Harvey yet. What will happen in the future is anybody’s guess. Miss Johnson is the young mistress of


    the Harvey family, inheritor of the Harvey Mansion, also the future matriarch of the family. You all have


    to curry favor with her then. You’d better get smart and stop looking down on Miss Johnson...”


    Before Hanna could finish talking, Hattie pped her hard across the face. For a cker who always


    skipped PE lessons like Hanna, it was impossible to fend off Hattie’s p quickly. Hanna didn’t realize


    what was going on until she felt her face burning. But that was toote. Rosa never restrained her


    anger. She snatched the gown from Hanna’s hand and threw it on the ground, treading on it and


    spitting. To vent all her anger, she trod on it back and forth in her high heels.


    Now the gown was in a frightful state.


    It really drove Hanna crazy. She intended to hit Hattie back. But Hattie was as agile as a cat. Before


    she could approach, Hattie kicked her in the stomach. Kicked over, she clutched her stomach, howling


    in pain.


    Just when Hattie was going to kick Hanna in the face, Belle wormed her way through the crowd and


    saw that.


    Startled, Belle shouted at Hattie to stop. Then Hattie stopped her feet, Hanna’s face unhurt.


    “What are you doing here?” Belle asked with a lingering fear.


    “Belle, we fixed the bitch for you.” Rosa said cheerily, dusting her hands off.


    Looking downed at Lexie’s gown ruined by Rosa, Belle was perplexed. Looking towards Hattie and


    Rosa, who were in high feather, as if having fought for justice. They were well-intentioned, but did the


    wrong thing. Belle’s heart sank.


    Hanna was still lying on the ground, wailing, “How dare you! You ruined Miss Johnson’s gown and hit


    me!” she was obviously trying to stir up trouble.


    Panicky, Belle wanted to pick up the dress and send someone to have it dry-cleaned. But unfortunately,


    a group of security guards were heading this way.


    To avoid any idents happening during the event, strict security measures had been taken. Even the


    slightest noise could draw the security guards’ attention.