I picked up a glass of champagne, took a small sip, found it not to my liking, and put it down.
“That’s true. You should cherish opportunities like this. After all, with your status, you won’t have many chances to attend such events.”
Hearing my words, Natalie’s face finally changed.
“Hugo has arrived. What more do you want? Are you trying
trying to trample on Dad’s face?”
I snorted coldly. “Although you have the Collins name, you are you, and he is he. You made a mistake and should apologize. Don’t keep using Dad’s name to pressure me!
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“Only children rely on adults‘ names to throw their weight around.”
Natalie’s face turned green with anger. “You… just you v
wait!”
“Huh!”
I walked away arm arm
with Hugo, feeling it was a waste of breath to argue with someone like her,
Tonight’s charity gala invited all the political and businesse elites s of Sea Cit
City, and the attendees were of high caliber.
I accompanied him in socializing for a while until my ankles were rubbed raw.
Hugo even noticed this small discomfort.
He led me to a rest area and asked the club’s staff to bring some band–aids
Kneeling in front of me, he gently placed my foot on his leg.
I hurriedly refused, “No, I… I can put it on myself”
I bent down to take off my shoe, demonstrating.
The evening gown I wore tonight had an extremely low neckline, and bending over even slightly would reveal too much.
I had to use
use one hand to hold the neckline while struggling to undo the ribbon on my crystal shoes with the other.
“You’re injured, so why can’t you just sit still? Why all this fuss!
With that, Hugo firmly straightened my posture and once again placed my leg on his knee.
He carefully undid the ribbon, first disinfecting the wound with lodine before applying the band–aid.
I don’t know if it was because I hadn’t watched romantic dramas in a long time, but seeing him being so attentive made my heart race uncontrollably
“Thank you!”
Hugo, who had been smiling, suddenly became expressionless. “You’re welcome!”
Huh, what’s wrong with h
him?
When we returned to the gala, I felt that people’s gazes on me were strange.
Even some people who had just greeted us kept glancing
gat me and whispering to those next to them.
Itugged at his sleeve and whispered in his ear, “Do you feel like something’s off?”
Hugo nodded, “It does seem a bit strange.”
Fortunately, one of his close friends hurried over. Seeing me, he hesitated to speak.
Hugo frowned in confusion, “Yan Song, she’s not an outsider. If you have something to say, just say it.”
man named Yan Song immediately took out his phone. “You’d better take a look at this?
There was a large red–letter headline on a link: The Edwards Family Has Been Fooled by a Scammert
Clicking in, it was shockingly my photo.
No, the face in the photo was indeed mine, but the body wast
as a photoshopped image!
