Chapter 543 The Runway Show
Natalie followed Peter and entered his room with him. She said, “Dad, it’s still early. Why don’t we y
chess?”
“I’m not in the mood,” Peter said tly
“Are you mad because of what they said about me?” With a worried look, Natalie asked Peter
“Why shouldn’t I? Do you want to get married to that guy simply for the business interests of our
family? You’re my little girl. | won’t let it happen!”
Hearing that, Natalie said with a cheeky smile, “Dad, you really don’t have to worry about it. Matthew is
now running thepany, and | am his grandaunt. He will not exchange my marriage for anything.
Besides, we don’t even have to do that. Our family business is doing great!”
Much to Natalie’s surprise, Peter didn’t soften his face after hearing her words. Instead, he frowned,
lost in thought. Well, Natalie, actually, the Carousel Group has faced many difficulties in recent years.
Moreover, ever since Matthew took over the group, the board members have been giving him a hard
time because they doubt that a young boy like him isn’tpetent enough to run such arge group at
such a young age
Moreover, Matthew is indeed inexperienced in managing the Carousel Group. And Wayne has to help
him frequently even though he has already announced his retirement. s! [just want you to live a
carefree life. So, | rarely mentioned what was going on in our family business. You’re an innocent and
simple girl. And 1 want you to be yourself. But, sometimes, | fear that you will get hurt because you’re
innocent and simple
As Peter had remained silent for a long time, Natalie realized
something was wrong. So she asked, “What’s the problem, Dad? Is there something wrong with our
companies?”
“No. Everything is fine, Natalie,” Peter smiled and answered
“That’s good. Don’t worry about me, Dad. | don’t want to get married at all! | just want to be at home
with you. If | get married, I’ll have to care for my inws and my husband. | don’t want to do that!”
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Natalie spent every day at home watching TV shows, wishing she could stay home for the rest of her
life. And she had always been content with her life and considered herself the happiest person in the
world. As a result, she had no desire to get married at all ee
The next day, Lemon’s runway show was held at a downtown luxury hotel
Anna was nervous because Tammy was about to walk on stage. She was afraid Tammy would make a
mistake and ruin the show that Andrew had worked so hard on for the past year. So, she paced back
and forth backstage with a worried look
“Don’t be so nervous! Come sit in front with me,” After Anna repeatedly told Tammy to focus, Peace
couldn’t take it any longer and said
“But I’m still worried about Tammy, “Frowning, Anna looked Peace in the eye and said
“Just chill, okay? Tammy got this. Please have some faith in your daughter. It’s not like the first time
that she’s done it. You know how good she is on the runway. Now, rx and find ourselves seats
before someone else takes the seats in the front,” Rolling her eyes at Anna, Peace said impatiently
“All right,” Anna said reluctantly and followed Peace
Someone tapped Anna on the shoulder shortly after she took her seat, calling, “Anna.”
Hearing that, Anna turned her head and smiled as she recognized Mona’s voice. Today, Mona was
dressed in a strappy pantsuit and a cashmere jacket
“Mona? What brings you here?” Anna looked at her stomach and said, “It’s crowded here.”
Monaughed as she held her belly, “My due date has passed for a week. The doctor advised me to go
out more instead of staying home all the time.”
“Good, then you should get out of the house more often,” Anna said with a smile
Sitting next to her, Peace handed Mona a bag of potato chips and said, “| think your kid will probably be
azy bone. They won’t even move in your stomach.”
“Would anyone bezier than you?” Anna asked, rolling her eyes
“I’m serious. Mona said that she hadn’t felt a single movement from her baby when she was more than
six months pregnant, and she wondered if something was wrong with the baby. So, she went to the
hospital for a checkup, but everything was normal. Guess what? She was nearly eight months pregnant
when the child kicked her for the first time.”
Mona, too, couldn’t help butugh. She said, “Yep, that’s azy kid.”
Awhileter, Emily and Ryan arrived with their baby, Zac, who was a spitting image of Ryan but had
pink cheeks and a round little tummy
When Zac saw Anna, he extended his chubby little hand and said, “Aunt Anna, hug!”
Anna then snatched him from Ryan’s grasp, eximing, “Wow! You’ve gained a lot of weight, haven’t
you, Zac?”
Zac smiled and kissed Anna on the cheek. Emily was jealous because Zac had refused to hug her
since she arrived home
Seeing Emily was a bit upset, Ryan took her hand andforted her, “Honey, don’t be sad. You don’t
spend much time at home. So, Zac might be shy when seeing you. Just give him some time, honey.
You’re his mom
He loves you!”
At that point, the music began to y and the first model went on the stage
“The outfit is designed by a designer who just graduated from college,” Mona exined to them. She
was involved in the design process of each item, so she knew a lot of the details
“It’s quite nice,” Anna said, nodding. Suddenly, she thought of something, so she turned around and
asked, “By the way, isn’t Daydream’s show also held today? Has their show begun as well?”
Mona nodded and looked around the stage. “Fortunately, we devised a backup n and invited many
other celebrities. Two-thirds of those on the original list did not show up at our show as they have
promised.”
Hearing her words, Anna frowned. At that point, she was more convinced that Beatrice was a strong
opponent. Then she asked, “What?
Two-thirds of them didn’t make it to our show? Did they tell us they changed their mind before the show
began?”
“Certainly not! Beatrice wouldn’t allow them to do so because she didn’t want us to have time to
prepare. She poached those celebrities from our list, although there are many other celebrities in the
entertainment industry. She only did it to catch us off guard!”
“We have a long history of working with these celebrities. So, we know what Daydream is up to, but
they don’t. But why would they do that?” Anna asked. Then she reasoned to herself, Most of the
celebrities we invited have previously coborated with ourpany. They know that breaking a
contract is a minor offense, but offending a partner is a major blunder. Not to mention that they’re well
aware of Lemon’s rtionship with the Carousel Group. | just can’t see why they would take such a big
risk
“What kind of offer can Daydream make to persuade so many people to offend Lemon and Carousel?”
Anna asked
“You mean they went not because the offer was good but because Beatrice might know their secrets?”
Mona asked
Peace casually said, “Is it difficult to tell? Almost every celebrity in showbiz has their dark side.”
Seemingly enlightened, Mona’s eyes glowed. Then she said in a hurry before standing up, “| have to go
backstage now.”
“Watch your step,” Anna yelled behind Mona’s back while Mona walked away happily as if she hadn’t
heard anything
Shaking her head, Peace said, “She’s about to have a baby! Why does she still walk around like that?
She had better not give birth backstageter.”
“Shh, Mona’s fine. You don’t have to worry about her,” Anna said
“You knew she wasing here to make sure the show would go smoothly, but why didn’t you ask her
not toe beforehand? Why do you act like you have nothing to do with Lemon while you’re the
biggest shareholder of it?” Peace said in dissatisfaction
“Actually, | don’t have the energy to run thispany. You see how busy | am at the hospital! Last year,
| told Andrew at the shareholders’ meeting that | wanted to sell my shares to him for a low price. But he
was not interested in it. And it took me quite some time to persuade him to agree to the proxy
shareholding.” ae
As the lights in the venue changed, the first show of one collection ended. The second collection was
all about clothing for young girls
“Tammy’s here!” Peace said excitedly as soon as she spotted Tammy
She then quickly took out her phone and prepared to take pictures of Tammy. Meanwhile, Peace kept
waving towards the stage, looking more excited than Anna
Wearing a stunning blue dress, Tammy walked on the stage withposure. The hem of the dress
was studded with diamonds, and they shone like the entire gxy. While posing for the photo, Tammy
winked at Peace with her right eye. The next second, everyone started pping, and some were taking
pictures of Tammy
Peace eximed cheerfully, “Amazing! She looks like a professional model! Guys at her school must
be crazy about her, right? By the way, why isn’t Matthew here? Is he busy with something else?”
Anna replied, “I just called him, and he said Jasper had sent Tammy something from the United States
to the office. He was on his way to her apartment to deliver the package.”
“The apartment? You mean the duplex on the building’s top floor, right? Is Tammy still staying there?”
“That’s right. She would rather live there than at home. That breaks my heart.”
Hearing Anna’s words, Peaceughed and asked, “You know, | get her
Every time she came home, you would keep nagging at her. | wouldn’t go home either if | were
Tammy.”
“Oh, and now you’re lecturing me? Don’t you forget that you guys are spoiling her more often than me.
And you have to be med for it, too.”