Book 1: She Becomes Glamorous After the Engagement Annulment

Chapter 28

Chapter 82: Rachel Wood, Bring That Face of Yours Over!

Justin suddenly tensed up all over.

He straightened his back, feeling as if all the blood in his body was about to rush straight to his face.

She wanted to buy him?

Hah.

That woman’s way of confessing her love really was very unique.

His lip corners slowly curled up. However, it was at this moment that he heard the continuation of her words: “…r son!”

Justin was a little stunned. A look of surprise appeared in his dark blue eyes, and even the beauty mark at the corner of his eye seemed a little puzzled and confused.

“What?” He asked.

With the alcohol boosting her courage, Nora repeated, “I want to buy your son! Are eight hundred million dollars enough?”

However, the man fell silent after she said that.

Both of them held their cell phones to their ears and kept quiet for a very, very long while.

Nora looked at her cell phone hesitantly and muttered, “Huh? Is my cell phone out of range? Mr. Hunt, are you still there?”

“…”

There was still no response from the other side.

“How strange. Why isn’t he speaking? …Beep… beep… beep…”

Justin was still at a loss for words even when he heard the disconnected tone in the phone.

He stared at his cell phone hesitantly for quite a while, unable to understand what Nora was thinking at all.

Why was she so fixated on his son every day?

He dried his hair with the towel and changed into his pajamas.After walking out of the bedroom, he saw Sean, who had come to pass him some documents which required his signature.

Justin picked up the pen, signed the documents, and handed them back to Sean.

Sean reached out to receive them, but instead found that he couldn’t move the papers at all—Justin was still holding on to them.

He hesitated for a moment before he asked, “Is there anything else you need me for, Mr. Hunt?”

Justin suddenly asked, “What might be the reason behind a woman constantly paying attention to my friend’s son, and even offering to buy him for eight hundred million dollars?”

Sean replied, “I remember Ms. Smith has a daughter herself. Is she trying to get close to you so that she can get the two children engaged to each other?”

Justin, “?”

After a long while, a deep voice said, “Get out.”

Sean took the documents from him, turned around, and started walking unhurriedly to the door. He had only just taken a couple of steps when he heard Justin cough and say, “That question was a friend’s, not mine. Also, the woman in question is not Ms. Smith.”

Sean, who wisely didn’t expose his lie, nodded and said, “Yes, Mr. Hunt.”

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The day of the dance party soon arrived.

Nora was still asleep when Sheril dragged her out of bed and placed her clothes on her bed. She said, “Hurry up and change, Nora.Even though the party starts in the afternoon, you’ll need time to do your makeup.”

Nora rubbed her eyes sleepily and asked, “Are you still going?”

Rachel and Caden would be dancing at the party, so she had thought that Sheril would definitely give up on attending it.

Sheril, however, was full of fighting spirit. She said, “He’s the one who betrayed me, so why shouldn’t I go? Come on, hurry and get up.”

Then, she went out to do her makeup.

However, the moment she closed the door, the light in Sheril’s eyes dimmed.

A breakup was something very painful. Even if one could think of it in a clear and logical manner, there was no way they could get over it so quickly.

However, Mom had said that the ones attending the dance party today would mostly be young people.At the same time, it was also an occasion with the most attendees in the near future. Thus, it was the best opportunity to introduce Nora, a young lady of the Anderson's, to everyone.

She mustn’t hold Nora back.

When she was done dressing up and about to go to Nora, Nora’s bedroom door finally opened. Nora wore a white shirt and a pair of black trousers, and also had a black ladies blazer on. The outfit was cinched slightly at the waist, making her look neat and dashing.

Sheril was taken aback. “Nora, why are you wearing that?”

Nora waved and answered, “If I dress like this, no one will ask me to dance for sure.”

She didn’t know how to dance. Should someone really ask her to dance, it would be too embarrassing to say that she didn’t know how to dance, so she might as well dress up this way and make it clear that she didn’t want to dance.Well, that was one way to go about it, too.

Sheril believed her.

The two went downstairs and got into the car to the dance party. Nora leaned against the window lazily.

Suddenly, her cell phone vibrated.

When she picked it up and glanced at it, she realized that it was a text message from Tanya. It read: “Darling, I’ve arrived in New York! Where are you? I can’t wait to give you a big hug!”

She sounded as if she was burning with passion.

Nora smiled and chuckled. Then, her long slender fingers tapped a few times on the cell phone casually and she sent her an address. She wrote: “There’s a dance party here. Are you coming?”

Tanya replied: “I’ll go, I’ll go! Of course, I have to go! I’m going over right now! Wait for me~!”

She just knew that that woman loved joining in on the fun.

Nora put her cell phone down and tossed it into her pocket. A frosty look surfaced in her eyes.

Sheril had said that she would just take it that she was too blind to trust the wrong person, so she would just let the matter with Caden be. She was also thankful to Rachel for helping her screen her ex-boyfriend’s character.

However, Nora had always been someone who gave tit for tat.

The dance party was bound to be a very exciting one tonight.

Soon, the car arrived at the party venue.

The dance party, which was held in Hotel Finest’s conference hall, was regarded as a gathering of wealthy young ladies and socialites.

Sheril, who was wearing a red gown, held Nora’s arm gracefully and entered the venue. As soon as they entered, she heard someone next to them say, “I reckon Rachel Wood will probably be the focus of the party tonight!”

“How can that be? There’s also Ms. Smith!”

“Don’t you know? Mr. Smith’s condition has worsened. Although Ms. Smith is the one organizing the party, she isn’t here today.”

“…”

Upon hearing what they said, Sheril lowered her voice and explained,“This dance party is meant for young people. It’s hosted every year by the one with the best family background among the young women of New York.

The Hunts don’t have any young women of suitable age, so the one with the highest status at present is the young lady from the Smiths. She’s Mr. Ian Smith’s adopted daughter and is very doted on at home.

She’s the one who organized all the dance parties during the last few years. She has very good character and is fairly well-known in the circle!”

Ian Smith’s adopted daughter…

Nora nodded.

Suddenly, Sheril stopped walking. Nora followed her line of sight and immediately saw Rachel holding Caden’s arm and walking among the crowd.

Someone next to them also whispered, “Isn’t Caden Sheril’s dance partner? Why is he Rachel’s now?”

“I heard it’s because Rachel managed to invite Tanya to go over to her place to teach her dancing. He’s aiming to be a professional dancer, so if Tanya can give him some pointers, he’ll probably have a better chance of winning when he participates in international ballroom dancing competitions!”

“Huh? But what about Sheril? Poor girl.”

A stranger’s pity was actually the biggest insult to Sheril.

She lowered her head and said, “Nora, let’s go to the corner.”

However, before she could finish, Rachel spotted them from a distance and immediately called out with a smile, “Sheril! You’re here!”

She dragged Caden with her and came up to Sheril. With a bright smile, she said, “Caden and you always took top place in the past because you had him leading you. I was even thinking of competing with you this year! By the way, where’s your partner?”

Sheril clenched her fists.

At this point, the beep of a text message notification rang out.

Nora picked it up and glanced at it—it was a message from Tanya: “I’m reaching in a moment!”

Chapter 83: Eating Her Words At The Dance Party! 1

After taking a look at the text message, Nora turned off the screen, and tossed the cell phone back into her pantsuit’s pocket again. When she looked up, she noticed that Rachel was looking at her. She said exaggeratedly, “Hey, Sheril, why isn’t your cousin wearing a dress?

Doesn’t she dance?”

Nora’s pantsuit was actually a form of veiled rejection.

None of the wealthy and nobles liked being embarrassed, so they usually spoke tactfully and would never go too far.

However, what Rachel said was too direct.

The look in Nora’s eyes darkened slightly, but before she could say anything, Sheril said, “Neither of us is dancing tonight.”

“Why not?” asked Rachel, despite knowing exactly why. She asked, “Are you not going to dance just because you don’t have Caden with you now? Why don’t I lend him to you for a dance, then?”

She nudged Caden.

Sheril subconsciously glanced at Caden.

The man in the black tuxedo looked handsome and gentlemanly, but he didn’t dare to meet her eyes.

When Rachel pushed him forward, Caden automatically took a step back and stood next to her again. He said, “Rachel, we’ve already agreed that I’ll be your dance partner tonight. If I dance with Sheril, then what about you?”

Rachel raised her chin slightly and said, “Tsk, what’s the big deal? Men have the right to choose, right? You can choose between me and her, can’t you?”

Then, she cast her eyes down and said with a smile, “Sheril and I are cousins, so we’re real close. No matter who you choose, the other party won’t get mad. Right, Sheril?”

Caden looked at Sheril cautiously.

Sheril’s heart would always ache whenever he gave her such a fawning look in the past. He was clearly talented, yet he was always looked down upon because of his background.

Every time he made her angry, she would always relent whenever he looked at her like that.

But at this moment, all she felt was disgust.

She looked away and said, “I—”

Before she could finish, Nora interrupted her coolly and said, “No, it’s fine. She has a dance partner.”

“She does?” Rachel looked around and said, “Who is it? Why didn’t you bring him over and show us?”

Nora cast her eyes down. In a seemingly half-amused manner, she said, “You’ll see when the party starts,wouldn’t you? What are you being so anxious for?Oh, I get it. Don’t worry, Sheril won’t take back someone that she’s already thrown away.”

Rachel, “!!”

She was originally intending to humiliate Sheril, but Nora’s words in this instant infuriated her instead!

After Nora said that, she immediately led Sheril away in the opposite direction and deprived Rachel of the chance to say anything.

A vicious look flashed across Rachel’s eyes as she stood where she was.

However, she quickly adjusted her expression, took Caden’s arm, and said, “Do your best when you dance later. I want everyone to see that she’s nothing without you!”

With the exception of Ms. Smith, Sheril had been the most eye-catching person in all the previous dance parties.

Ms. Smith was a Smith, so it was only natural that she would outshine her, but why Sheril too?

Obviously, it was just because she had hooked up with a good boyfriend!

Without Caden leading her this year, let’s see how she’s gonna dance!

Nora found a corner, sat down on the sofa, and rested on it.

She wanted to tell Sheril not to worry and that she would find her a dance partner, but when she looked over, she saw that her head was lowered and she was texting seriously:

“Where are you, Logan? You said that we’ll meet at the dance party tonight. Surely you came, right?”

The situation where Nora couldn’t find a dance partner in the dance studio the other day was still fresh in Sheril’s mind.

Thus, she had specially told Logan to also attend the dance party tonight, so that her cousin would have a dance partner if she wanted to dance.

Nora had worn a pantsuit when they left the house, so she hadn’t said anything to Logan.

However, she wanted Logan to be her own dance partner now.

However, he didn’t respond even after she sent the message.

Sheril decided to call Logan. After it rang for a long time, he finally answered. It was just that he sounded terribly tired. He asked, “What is it?”

Sheril was taken aback for a moment. Then, she asked, “Are you not here yet?”

“I’m reaching soon.”

After he said that, Sheril seemed to hear someone else speaking there. However, she only heard the words “pay off your debt” and “how to run away” before the call was disconnected from the other side.

Sensing that she didn’t look so good, Nora asked, “What’s the matter?”

Sheril looked at her.

The young woman in front of her wasn’t from New York. Mom said that she’d had a hard life and hadn’t seen much of the world before, so she wanted her to spend a little more effort taking care of her. Her cat-like eyes were always downcast and she seemed disinterested in everything.

She looked sleepy all day long, yet she had the power to reassure others.

Sheril said, “Something seems to have happened to Logan.”

“Oh. Let me see.”

After saying that, Nora lowered her head and started to use her cell phone.

Sheril, “?”

Had it been someone else, she might have found them a little unfeeling, but if it was Nora… Sheril leaned toward her and looked at her cell phone—the screen was completely dark.

Only a small red dot was moving.

During her moment of hesitation, Nora said, “He should be fine. He’s already at the party.”

As if to verify the authenticity of her words, almost immediately after she said that, Logan appeared around the corner.

He was a little pale and he was limping a little. His usually frosty expression looked even icier at the moment and he had an impatient look on his face. He exuded a cold and distant aura that screamed “Don’t come near me”.

Sheril stood up abruptly. “What happened to you?”

Logan glanced at her and replied, “I’m fine. I twisted my ankle, that’s all.”

“…”

Sheril was about to speak when Rachel’s loathsome voice rang out again. “Sheril, your dance partner must be Logan, right? Did he sprain his ankle?”

Her voice was a little loud, causing the people around them to look over again.

Rachel’s little sidekick next to her said, “Of all times to sprain his ankle, he simply had to do it now. Tsk, it’s okay if you don’t wanna dance, you know. You don’t have to make so many excuses. To be honest, your dancing is only so-so without Caden anyway!”

Rachel frowned. “Don’t say that. How could Sheril possibly have chickened out…? She’s always said that dancing is just a hobby to her. She’s not doing it as a means of livelihood.”

The sidekick went into mockery mode right away. She said, “Of course, she’s not doing it as a means of livelihood. I mean, how can she possibly compare with you, Rachel? She only got bonus points in the past because she had Caden leading her.

You obviously dance better than her. It was just that your partner pulled you back.”

“We’re finally setting things right this year, though. With you and Caden teaming up, you’ll definitely be the dance queen this year! Sheril, just admit defeat if you’re scared.

Why put on such a lofty act? Isn’t the purpose of coming to a dance party exactly to dance?”

Sheril was so angry that her hands were shaking.

The expression of Logan, who had just entered the venue, turned even icier.

He endured the discomfort at his ankle and said coldly, “Who says she’s not dancing?”

Chapter 84: Eating Her Words At The Dance Party! 2

Sheril’s head whipped toward Logan. She frowned and said, “No, we’re not dancing anymore!”

He had sprained his ankle, so dancing would only aggravate the injury!

What was the big deal about suffering a little mockery anyway?

Logan, however, had a frosty look on his face.Then, before he could say anything, Nora stood up and said lazily, “Of course, she’s dancing. Why wouldn’t she?”

Taken aback, Sheril looked at her.

Logan rotated his ankle a little. The sprained area was already starting to go numb. He was about to speak when a young man who looked about 22 or 23 years old suddenly emerged from the crowd. He looked bright and cheerful and had big eyes and thick brows.

His hair was dyed olive green.

Isaac Young grabbed Logan’s arm and demanded, “Do you have a death wish, Logan?”

Logan frowned. “Let go of me! Leave me alone!”

Isaac lowered his voice and said, “You can’t let your ankle’s condition worsen. This way, you’ll still have a chance to participate in the race three days later!

You must understand that you’re not just racing for yourself! Unless you can find a better racer to help you out, you’re already at risk of bankruptcy this time! Will being embarrassed or not even matter at that point?!”

Logan clenched his fists and looked at Sheril.

Although she was his elder sister, she was only ten minutes older than him, so Logan had actually always been protective of her. Seeing her being humiliated by others now, how could he possibly ignore it?

Isaac spoke again. He said, “Besides, even if you insist, will you be able to dance well?”

Logan clenched his jaw.

He didn’t like dancing, so he had only learned a bit of international ballroom dancing.

During his hesitation, Sheril had already grabbed Nora by her wrist. She said, “Don’t say any more, Nora. I won’t dance anymore. I don’t have a partne—”

Nora smiled and said, “Who says you don’t have one?”

Sheril was stunned. The next moment, she saw the young woman reaching up and tying her long hair into a high ponytail.

Then, her cool and fair slender arm snaked around her waist and she pulled her toward herself. When Sheril jerked forward, she subconsciously held Nora’s shoulder for support.

Apart from her almond-shaped eyes, everything else about Sheril took after Melissa.She was petite and stood at about 5’3″.

Nora was 5’7″. In addition, she was already intending to dance with Sheril when they left home, so she had deliberately worn thick-soled shoes.

As a result, when they stood side by side, their height difference was actually perfect!

Sheril’s eyes suddenly widened. “You…”

“That’s right, I’ll dance with you!”

Nora’s lips curled into a smile as she spoke wildly and arrogantly.

Sheril looked at her.

Suddenly, she smiled gently and said, “Okay!”

Since Nora wanted to dance, she would accompany her and have some fun. At most, she would just lead the dance later!

“…”

Everyone around them heard their exchange.

They were stunned, but after a while, Rachel, who was the first to recover, chuckled softly and said, “Are you kidding me?

Sheril, if you really lack a partner, why don’t I find one for you instead? Having your cousin dance with you… I mean, she’s never learned international ballroom dancing before, right?”

As soon as she said that, everyone else also started to talk among themselves.

“She’s never learned international ballroom dancing?Then what is she trying to be the hero for?”

“But don’t you think she looked so alpha and so cool just now?! She’s so handsome!”

“It may feel good to act cool, but it’ll all go downhill when they dance later! Who doesn’t know how to talk tough?”

“Hahaha!

What a huge joke this is! Just how down-and-out must Sheril be? To think she can’t even find a dance partner and has to resort to dancing with a woman instead?”

“Speaking of which, the dance queen today will definitely be Rachel! She’s been practicing very diligently. Moreover, she also has Caden with her this time.”

“I originally thought Sheril still had a chance, but I also think it’ll be Rachel now!”

“Rachel danced better than Sheril right from the start. Sheril used to rank better than her only because of Caden.”

Nora didn’t say anything even when she heard the mocking comments coming from everyone around them.

Action was a more powerful slap in the face. Words were only weak and powerless at moments like this.

Two minutes later, Nora and Sheril went to the dance floor. Both of them turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to everyone’s speculative looks and words.

Because of the two of them, everyone gathered around.

After Rachel and Caden got into position, Rachel gave the two of them nearby a mocking look.

The first dance of the night was tango. Tango required power, otherwise, the dancers wouldn’t be able to bring out its beauty. A woman competing with a man in terms of strength… She was pretty much just embarrassing herself!

The corners of her lips curled up.

The title of dance queen tonight was in the bag.

Just as she thought so, grand music started to play!

Rachel instantly got into the mood. She separated from Caden and then violently clashed against each other!

“Nice!”

The crowd burst into applause. Rachel kept a straight face on, but a smile nevertheless formed in her eyes.

However, when she looked out from the corner of her eye, she realized that the audience… actually wasn’t watching her?

Taken aback, Rachel subconsciously turned her head and looked over.

All the other dancers were more or less already distracted—their gazes were all on the two young women, one in red and one in black.

When the music started, the looks in the two women’s eyes had suddenly changed, and they separated from each other.

With her back to her partner, Sheril started to dance and sway to the beat. She was as agile as a snake. A shiver went through the fingertips of her left hand to her left shoulder, and then from her right shoulder to the fingertips of her right hand.

Then, she suddenly whipped her head back!

She had initially been worried that Nora hadn’t done a good job at the starting steps, but when she saw Nora, a look of mild astonishment appeared in her eyes.

The young woman stood there casually, her posture straight and fit. The alluring look in her eyes was as if she were an elegant and noble knight asking her for a dance!

Sheril twirled right up to Nora in a rush. When she stopped, Nora had already reached out and held her waist.

The strong beat of the music was exciting and uplifting.

Their dance was steady and powerful.

The people around them could hardly see their movements. All they could see were their silhouettes, their speed, and a constantly changing center of gravity, which exuded a sense of decisiveness and clear, distinct edges and corners.

Both of them looked very serious, their gazes a little solemn when they made the occasional eye contact. Yet they also turned their bodies and whipped their heads to the side quickly every once in a while and looked around.

Their dance steps, which were occasionally still and occasionally moving, as well as the distant and unfamiliar music, cloaked them in a strange and mysterious veil.

They were the kings on the dance floor, and people couldn’t tear their eyes away from them at all!

Even Rachel and Caden couldn’t help but look over from time to time… causing them to make quite a few mistakes.

When the music came to an abrupt end, the hot and sexy dance also finally ended.

Five seconds of silence later, the party broke into fervent applause!

“She’s so cool!”

“Oh my god, who’s that young woman? She’s making me gay!”

There were also people saying things such as…

“Sheril also looks great! She’s always been such a great dancer!”

“I wonder if Caden has regretted his actions…”

Amid the conversations, a livid Rachel looked at Caden, who was staring at Sheril with an unreadable and constantly changing look on his face.

She couldn’t help but snap, “What are you looking at? Even if she dances well, can she help you get Tanya Turner to give you pointers?!”

Caden suddenly regained his senses.

At this point, there was suddenly a flurry of activity at the door!

Someone exclaimed, “Oh my god! Ms. Smith is so amazing! She’s actually invited Tanya Turner to the dance party!”