Chapter 84


    Catherine gave her a sidelong nce and murmured, "She is wearingst year''s style from Chanel,


    and it''s a bit dowdy. She is wearing this one for this asion to show her pride."


    I snorted, "Reputation and dignity are earned by her own, not supported by the clothes."


    Catherine praised me for what I said.


    I teased, “Jan needs to update her wardrobe!”


    Catherine rolled her eyes and said, “Nowadays, mistresses are really bold, and they dare to show up


    for such a grand asion.”


    I nudged Catherine with my elbow, “I’m here to catch up with old friends, so stop being mad and smile


    at me.”


    Catherine showed me a brilliant smile, although she muttered with disdain soon, “If I wasn''t thinking of


    you, I''d give her a hard time.”


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    I smiled, adopting a polite look, and began mingling with Gevena, greeting a few people.


    I heard a lot of people talking about me and they said, “Isn’t that Mrs. Dawson from Medsafe Liyah


    Inc.? Why does she look so weak?”


    The speaker was probably a neer. Obviously, she''d seen me before.


    “Didn’t you hear Gevena saying she’s been ill?”


    “I heard she was sent abroad for treatment.” The person lowered her voice to a whisper, “I heard she


    almost died. But here she is.”


    “Don’t talk nonsense. Isn’t she just fine?”


    Another woman retorted in a hushed tone, “Her mother-inw said so. She imed she was on her


    deathbed a few months ago.”


    “Keep your voice down. Her mother-inw is here too.” a chubby woman reminded the whisperer, “We


    can''t afford to offend them. Mrs. Dawson is the founder of Medsafe Liyah Inc. She''s very close to the


    “She seems rather low-key and quite modest.”


    “She''s not modest. Her outfit may not have abel, but it’s not cheap.”


    A woman in a silver Chanel dress approached and asked, “Which one is her mother-inw?”


    “There! The plump woman dressed up in dark green, covered in jewels.” Someone pointed out,


    “They’re totally different.”


    A tall, skinny woman said, “Isn''t that her daughter-inw next to her? I heard her say so.”


    “You need to pay more attention. Mrs. Dawson is her daughter-inw. Don''t mix them up.”


    The skinny woman was embarrassed to say, “Maybe I heard wrong.”


    Catherine and I looked at each other and smiled. As Gevena was chatting with a fewdies, we found a


    quiet corner to sit down.


    As soon as we sat down, Mrs. Bradlee from Elixir Pharma Limited dragged Marissa over, who seemed


    rather reluctant.


    “Aaliyah, it''s so good to see you again, and your return is truly a miracle.” Mrs. Bradlee gushed, “I was


    wondering why I hadn’t seen you for so long.”


    Mrs. Bradlee was Irving Bradlee’s wife, a ssic case of a mistress being a hostess. Hence, she was


    always trying to remind everyone that she was the current hostess of Elixir Pharma Limited.


    She shed a sycophantic smile and introduced Marissa, “This is my good friend, Marissa, a full-time


    housewife. She''s good at cooking and we live in the same neighborhood.”


    I nced at Marissa, who was also looking at me, and we shared a smile.


    Internally, I scoffed. Birds of a feather, these two.


    Marissa corrected Mrs. Bradlee, “Mrs. Bradlee, we know each other. She’s my senior.”


    She said I was her senior. That was ridiculous.


    Mrs. Bradlee looked surprised, “You two know each other?”


    I confirmed, without mentioning how we knew each other, “Yes, we’ve known each other for many


    years.”


    Marissa, feigning sincerity, said, “Aaliyah, it''s so good to see you here. I was thinking of asking you out


    sometime.”


    I smiled warmly, thinking to myself, "Why meet alone when we can meet here?" But I said, “Yes. It''s a


    great asion to catch up.”


    “It''s a surprise to bump into you here. I’ve attended this event a few times but never saw you.” she


    implied that she was a part of this circle long ago.


    “Yes, we haven’t seen each other for years. I don’t even know when you quit your job, get married, and


    have a child. It feels like a lifetime ago. When I saw these old friends just now, I found everything


    change.” Imented dramatically.


    “Aaliyah, you haven''t changed at all. Apart from losing some weight, you''re still as stunning as ever.”


    Marissa began to tter me with her silver tongue.