Chapter 76 Yacht Party


    Rowane wore a pink dress thatplimented her fair skin, making her look all the more beautiful.


    Edric, on the other hand, was dashingly handsome, given his height. They looked like a perfect couple


    made in heaven.


    Seeing Jordan and Irene walking over hand in hand, Edric narrowed his eyes slightly. Jordan was


    wearing a ck suit without a tie. The top button of his ck shirt was undone, revealing the silver


    chain on his neck. With his hand in his pocket, he looked equally dazzling.


    At this moment, Edric caught sight of a woman beside Jordan; she was holding his arm intimately.


    Edric''s gaze couldn''t help but be locked on her. She was Irene; she was wearing a long purple dress,


    its train dragged along the ground.


    The delicate diamond on the hem of her dress was twinkling under the light. Her long ck hair


    tumbled over her shoulders like waterfalls.


    Hernguid eyshes of velvet-ck fluttered as she walked her way into the hall; her ink-ck eyes


    were so clear that they looked like a pair ofkes. Her rosy skin and her thin lips were as delicate as


    rose petals. All in all, she looked like a fairy descended from heaven.


    Edric was astounded. Rowane, who was beside him, eximed, "She''s so beautiful!"


    Irene lowered her eyes when she saw Edric and Rowane. She didn''t want to have eye contact with


    them at all, but Rowane took the initiative to greet her, "Miss Nelson, you are so gorgeous!"


    Rowane''s smile was sincere. Irene returned her gesture with a faint smile. She remarked, "You are


    looking gorgeous too."


    Jordan and Edric exchanged courtesies for a while. Soon, they took the elevator to the hall where the


    party was held.


    A group of people had already gathered in the hall; most of whom were familiar faces.


    As they entered the hall, the crowd''s gaze fell upon them. Most of them were looking at Irene. Jordan


    held Irene''s waist tightly and mumbled to her ear, "Dear, you''re the most attractive person in the room!"


    Every woman on earth loved praises. Irene revealed a sheepish grin. "Am I?"


    "Of course." The gloom on Jordan''s face dissipated. "I hate looking at these guys'' lustful eyes!" He held


    Irene''s waist more tightly as he spoke.


    "Should I go back and change my dress?" teased Irene.


    "No, I want them to be jealous of me!"


    Looking at Irene and Jordan whispering and the blush on her face, Edric''s face darkened.


    Jordan held Irene in his arms and passed through the crowd. From time to time, he would greet the


    guests he knew. It was the first time for Irene to attend such a party. The attendees were all dressed to


    the nines.


    Melodious music started echoing off the wall, signifying the beginning of the party. The guests were


    having a good chat among themselves while they drank fine wines or danced to the music. After


    Jordan exchanged a few words with an acquaintance, he took Irene''s hand to the buffet area.


    He sat at the table and looked at Irene. "I know you must be starving. Eat all you want tonight. I''ll keep


    youpany."


    Irene red at him. "You''re acting like I''ve not eaten in ages." She was indeed hungry. Without


    hesitation, she took a te and began to grab some food.


    She took the full te and sat next to Jordan. Somehow Jordan felt ravenous too when he saw the


    food Irene took, for he muttered, "I want to have some too."


    "Go ahead!" said Irene while she took a bite of the croissant.


    "Can''t you get some for me?" mumbled Jordan.


    "No." Irene continued to eat. Annoyed, Jordan snatched away the te and cutlery in her hand. "This


    portion now belongs to me. Go and get another one."


    Irene gritted her teeth. "Don''t you darey a finger on my food. I''ll get a new one for you!"


    Edric had been watching Irene''s every move with the corner of his eyes. He was irked by the scene;


    hence, with much annoyance, he strode over with Rowane. "Would you mind if we sit here?"


    Jordan faked a smile and replied, "Of course, no. Mr. Myers, please have a seat!"


    As Jordan spoke, he saw Ireneing back with another te full of food. Jordan took the food from


    her hand. "It''s all my favorite. Thank you, my love! Please give me a kiss!"


    Irene almost threw the food on Jordan''s face when she heard Jordan calling her in such an intimate


    manner. Edric, meanwhile, was obviously irate for the cks of his eyes had already be as ck


    as coal. Rowane rose from her seat and said, "Edric, I''ll also get you some food."


    Rowane soon came back with the food. Irene nced at the food ced in front of Edric with a hint of


    sarcasm in her eyes. It was all Edric''s favorite food. As Edric''s lover, Rowane really knew his taste well!


    Jordan felt that Edric was obviously here for another reason. "Why is he sitting beside Irene and me


    when there are so many seats in the hall?"


    Rowane took her seat and had two mouthfuls of food. She looked up at Irene and remarked, "Miss


    Nelson, your son is the most handsome boy I''ve ever met!"


    Irene replied to herplement with a slight smile. At this moment, Jordan chimed in, "If you like kids,


    you should have one with Mr. Myers as soon as you can!"


    "That''s right. A child is important for a lively family. Miss Wood, you wouldn''t have to worry about Mr.


    Myers being a heartbreaker anymore after you have a child!" Irene added, her eyes shed with irony...


    Edric''s face fell. Jordan looked at Irene in confusion as he, too, had heard the sarcasm in her words.


    Randy came over with his femalepanion. "Mr. Reed, Mr. Myers, everyone who attends will have to


    perform tonight. What have you guys prepared?"


    "Perform?" Stunned, Irene immediately turned to look at Jordan subconsciously.


    Jordan smiled at her and reassured her, "Don''t worry. We''re just a bunch of friends having fun together.


    Let''s watch the performance first. If they insist, we can just do cross-arms drinking!"


    "Oh? Cross-arms drinking? Is this supposed to be a practice session for your wedding in the future?


    How about you two perform biting an apple together? The game is popr in post-wedding parties."


    Randy winked at them.


    "Well, what''s so difficult about it? Of course, we can do it." Jordan didn''t seem to be bothered at all.


    Irene''s face flushed with embarrassment. "No! You can perform it yourself. I won''t do it!"


    "Irene is blushing!" Randyughed. "Mr. Reed, it seems to me that Irene still gets shy easily when we


    joke about you two. Could it be that your rtionship is still in the preliminary stage?"


    "Nonsense! Do you think I am someone who will stay in the preliminary stage?" Jordan retorted. "We


    have done all we can and tried every position."


    "You''re wild!" The crowd burst intoughter.


    Despite knowing that they were merely joking, Irene was still not used to such indecorous jokes. She


    lowered her head and took a sip of juice.


    Feeling an intense gaze, Irene nced in the direction of Edric. Immediately, their eyes met each other.


    Edric was looking at Irene with disdain.


    Furious, Irene red at him fiercely. A voice in her head chastised him, "Lily and he will hold their


    engagement in two days. How shameless of him to take his new lover to the party. Such a disgusting


    man. He absolutely has no right to look at me with such contempt."


    Edric was caught off guard when he met Irene''s ferocious gaze. He looked away before Irene


    continued to savor the food in front of her. She did not spare a look in Edric''s direction anymore.


    When the dinner was over, the soothing music stopped abruptly. A hostess donning a red evening


    dress with a microphone in her hand appeared on the stage set up in the middle of the hall. "Ladies


    and gentlemen, we''ll start the highlight of tonight''s party. Our first performance is by Mr. Lewis and Miss


    Sasha!"


    Both of them performed a Latin dance. Next, Randy and his femalepanion sang a song.


    After that, a few people that Irene couldn''t recognize took their turn to go on stage and performed.


    Then, it was Edric and Rowane''s turn.


    The two were dancing waltz. Edric and Rowane were both good-looking, and their dancing skills were


    impable, which attracted a lot of apuse from the audience.


    Jordan held Irene''s waist and whispered, "Rowane and Edric are well-matched. Edric looks better


    together with her than Lily!"


    Without realizing it herself, Irene was fuming. She sneered silently before she spoke, "Jordan, I''ll go to


    the bathroom!"


    When she marched out of the hall, she turned around and took a look. She saw Edric and Rowane,


    who had finished dancing, epting the praise from the crowd with the brightest smile on their faces.


    Feeling an air of mncholy surrounding her, Irene strode to the bathroom before she entered a stall.


    Sitting in there, she exhaled deeply in an attempt to relieve the suffocation she felt.


    Right then, she heard the sound of high heels clicking on the floor, followed by the sound of water


    running. A woman said, "Mr. Myers'' performance is the most eye-catching part up till now. It seems that


    tonight''s champion must belong to Mr. Myers and his femalepanion!"


    "There are still a few couples who haven''t performed yet. I''m looking forward to Mr. Reed and his


    femalepanion''s performance."


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    "Mr. Reed just said to the host that they are not performing because his femalepanion is under the


    weather." Their conversation continued on without realizing Irene was eavesdropping on it.


    "Really? Mr. Reed''s femalepanion is gorgeous, and I thought she was a talented girl. It turns out


    that she''s just another pretty face," remarked one of thedies.


    "Exactly. And this begs the question why Jordan would find a girl who''s just visually attractive. By the


    way, Jordan''s piano is one of the best. Word has it that he has won tons of awards."


    "What a pity. Jordan''s such a fine man. He''s rich and handsome!"


    After the women left, Irene came out of the stall and stood next to the sink. She looked at her reflection


    in the mirror in a daze. "I should not havee tonight. Jordan must look awful with me standing


    beside him. He''s obviously not in my league."


    Irene washed her hands and returned to the hall. There were still people on the stage performing.


    Jordan was standing at the side with a smile on his face; he was talking to a guest. Irene walked over


    to him and heard someone asking him, "Are you really going to perform cross-arms drinking?"


    "Why can''t I?" Jordan didn''t care much about it, but Irene clearly saw the ridicule in everyone''s stare,


    Edric''s included.


    The derision in Edric''s eyes was so obvious that Irene could feel her anger smoldering within her like a


    wildfire.


    She sneered and said, "Who said we''re going to perform a cross-arms drinking? We''re going to y


    the piano tonight!"


    "Piano?" Jordan was shocked. Everyone immediately turned to look at Irene, their jaws slightly


    dropped.


    "Yes, Jordan, I want to y the piano." Irene''s lips quirked up into a warm smile as she looked at


    Jordan.


    Shocked, Jordan looked at Irene in disbelief.


    She held Jordan''s waist as they walked to the stage gracefully. An ivory-white piano was ced beside


    the stage.


    Irene installed herself onto the chair in the most elegant manner. She brushed along the piano keys


    with her slender fingers before a stream of fine, euphonious tune reverberated across the hall.


    Edric''s sardonic smile gradually disappeared. "She knows how to y the piano?"