Chapter 277
Even if he dodged it that time, what about next time?
Who knew what else they would be facing in the future?
Joyce thought that Yuliana should know better than to be like her. The former had been married to
Kendrick for almost ten years, but she still did not know what her husband was thinking. It was only
recently that she found out that Kendrick was hiding so much from her.
In fact, when Christopher came back that night, Yuliana already had some spections. If he was hurt
identally, he would not need to make up an excuse and lie to her.
She knew that Christopher did not tell her the truth because he did not want her to worry.
Therefore, even if Yuliana knew about the truth from Joyce, she did not mention it to Christopher.
Nheless, when Christopher came home slightlyte sometimes, she would call him from time to
time, asking him when he woulde home because she wanted to make sure that he was safe.
At the beginning of August, it rained for several days, and the weather finally cooled down.
Annabelle was going to hold an art exhibition at the end of August. Recently, she had been so busy
that she had no time or intention to focus on something else. However, she still knew about what
happened in the Sce family.
When Sce Corporation announced to the public about the car ident Kendrick was involved in
abroad, and that Christopher would be the Acting Chairman, Yvette called her immediately to inquire
about the situation.
No one would believe that she did not know anything about that.
However, Annabelle was stunned for a while after knowing the news of Kendrick’s ident. After
talking to Yvette on the phone, she called Joyce and asked about Kendrick’s condition.
During her stay in the Sce residence over the years, although she was not close to Kendrick, the
latter treated her politely. Because of Christopher and Yuliana, she was a little dissatisfied with
Kendrick. Despite that, she had been treating him as her elder brother for so many years.
However, Joyce obviously did not want to say anything more. Her statement was consistent with that of
Sce Corporation. She only told Annabelle that Kendrick had a car ident and was now being
treated in Nardor.
Annabelle was not a fool. Naturally, she could understand the hidden meaning, so she did not probe
further.
Unexpectedly, after Sce Corporation released those two pieces of news to the public, some people
in the financial circle started to gossip about Sce Corporation, and finally, the public opinion turned
to Christopher, Yuliana, and Annabelle. People were always attracted to scandals that happened in rich
families.
As public opinion began to spread virally, it went out of control, especially those that targeted Yuliana.
Theizens found out about where Yuliana worked and reported it to the school and the Education
Bureau.
Annabelle felt that Yuliana was wronged. Annabelle knew that those people seemed to be targeting
Yuliana, but in fact, they were targeting Christopher. They wanted to nder Christopher’s reputation
and make him unable to take the position of Chairman of Sce Corporation.
She thought about rifying for Yuliana for the sake of the Sce family, but she was afraid that she
would add fuel to the fire. Therefore, shemunicated with. La and Joyce beforehand. The two felt
that the most important thing at that critical time was to cool the matter down. If she responded to that
matter again, it would only lead public opinion to a higher level, and maybe it would be more difficult to
solve in the end.
As such, it was better to do nothing and say nothing. The public’s attention was time-bound. As long as
the heat passed, no one would pay attention to that matter
anymore.
Unexpectedly, it took nearly half a month to let the matter pass.
Annabelle had not been out for a week in a row. That day, Yvette invited her to go to the beauty salon
for facial and body care.
She did not get up until noon. After she ordered some takeout, put on her makeup slowly, and changed
her clothes, she drove to the beauty salon. It was three o’clock in the afternoon. Yvette was already
waiting for her in the VIP lounge.
When thetter saw hering, she could not helpining sarcastically, “You’re so punctual!”
They were supposed to meet at half past two, and Annabelle was half an hourte.
In order to wait for Annabelle so that they could do it together, Yvette had no choice but to give up the
scheduled slot to others and dy theirs.
Annabelle did not sleep until it was almost dawn. If she had not made an appointment with Yvette, she
would not have wanted to go out. She would just sleep until evening. It was hard enough for her to get
there before three o’clock. At that time, she did not look very energetic.
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Sitting down in the chair, she had to fight against the urge to doze off.
She yawned and replied, “You should be grateful that I agreed to go out with you.”
Looking at her, Yvette knew that she must have stayed upte against night. Her dark circles could
not even be concealed under her makeup. It was fortunate that she looked pretty regardless.
Sheined, “Can’t you sleep early at night? Let me tell you. Don’t stay upte just because you’re
still young now. In two more years, your skin will be sagging and swollen, looking sallow. You’ll
regret it by that time.”
Hearing that, Annabelle was shocked. She subconsciously touched her face and frowned. “I’ll let the
beautician do some treatmentster.”
Of course, she knew about the theories, but she could not help it.
While they were talking, the manager of the beauty salon led the two distinguished guests into the
lounge.
Annabelle subconsciously raised her head and looked at the person behind the manager for a moment.
The person was talking to the manager. When she noticed that someone was also in the VIP lounge,
she looked over and met Annabelle’s gaze.
They looked at each other. Annabelle twitched the corner of her lips, averted her gaze, and continued
to talk to Yvette.
The manager took them to have a seat, and the staff brought in two cups of coffee. The manager
handed the coffee to the women and smiled respectfully. “Ms. Lynch, Ms. Pope, please have a rest in
the VIP lounge first. I’ll arrange it for you immediately.”
Scarlett smiled and nodded. “Okay, thank you.”
The manager replied politely, “Don’t bother. It’s our job.” Then, he went out of the VIP lounge and left
his staff to serve the guests there. The coffee and desserts served were all exquisite.
Yvette and Annabelle looked at each other and smiled mockingly. “It seems that there is a different kind
of treatment among the VIP members!”
They were not treated like that when they arrived just now.
Hearing that, the staff of the beauty salon looked embarrassed and hurriedly asked, “I’m sorry. Do you
need anything else?”
Ms. Lynch and Ms. Pope mentioned by the manager earlier looked in their direction immediately.
Yvette just said it casually. She did not really want to make a fuss, as she knew very well that the
beauty salon was a top-notch beauty salon in Juxshire. It was obvious that people who were weed
respectfully by the manager in person did note from families with simple backgrounds.
They could not afford to mess with certain groups of people.
She shot a sidelong nce at the staff. Just when she was about to say, “Forget it,” Annabelle
suddenly smiled and said, “Whatever you serve them, give it to us too.” Hearing that, the staff’s
expression was frozen, and they looked embarrassed.
Serving them the same coffee was not an issue, but the dessert was specially prepared for Scarlett as
she ordered before she came. There was only one serving. An ordinary VIP member generally did not
have that kind of treatment. All the desserts they served were the same.
Scarlett smiled and said, “Ms. Johnson, if you don’t mind, I’ll give this to you. Don’t put the staff in a
difficult situation.”