Rosalyn appeared in a dress as same as Joanne's, which caused quite a stir among the people present. After that, Joanne could feel that people started to measure her critically. Maybe they were comparing her with Rosalyn, she thought.

"Come what may, and I don't care."

It seemed that Rosalyn did not care about dressing the same outfit with Joanne either. She chatted with her friends inside and outside her circle and made toasts to many rich businessmen. She could always deal with such an occasion at ease, and others were clever not to mention it in front of her.

However, when she was alone, she couldn't help but look at Joanne.

Joanne held Brian's hand and smiled happily and calmly. It looked like that she really didn't care about the same outfit.

Joanne had such confidence only because she had Brian with her.

Unconsciously, Rosalyn's fingernails thrust into her palm.

On the other side, a few middle-aged men walked towards Brian. Joanne knew that they would talk with each other for another half an hour, so, she whispered to Brian, "I'll go to the bathroom."

"OK." Brian loosened her hand and said, "Come back soon, will you?"

Joanne nodded with a smile and went straight to the bathroom. When she came out to wash her hands, she saw Rosalyn walk in on high heels and close the door of the bathroom.

"I came for you." Rosalyn was really straightforward.

Automatic faucet suddenly stopped working at the moment, and the sounds of water dropping died away. There were only the sounds of air-extractor working in the room.

Joanne was not surprised. She took a tissue and wiped her hands. "What do you want to say?"

"I wore the same dress as you on purpose." Rosalyn leaned against the toilet table, opened her handbag, and took out a cigarette box. She took out a thin and long lady's cigarette and lit it. The smell of the cigarette filled the bathroom with the fragrance of mint, and then, Rosalyn remembered to ask Joanne, "Do you mind if I smoke?"

Joanne just asked, "You saw my dress after I left that day?"

"Yes." Rosalyn spat out the smoke in a particularly sexy way. "After seeing your dress, I changed mine on purpose. Joanne, we can't fight for Brian at once. How about we see who looks better in this dress between you and me today?"

Rosalyn had an advantage. She used to be a magazine model and had been in the fashion industry for many years. Her outfits were never wrong even if they weren't brilliant. When she showed up at airports, on streets, and in fashion activities, what she wore would always be analyzed, and many people would copy the way she dressed. Moreover, with her extremely confident aura, she looked pretty in whatever thing she put on. She tried to challenge Joanne with her advantages.

However, Joanne was not scared. "Okay. Let's wait and see the news on tomorrow's gossip magazines?"

Rosalyn smiled contemptuously and put out the cigarette. "You're really confident. Do you really think that you can defeat me?"

"Of course." Joanne hit on Rosalyns soft spot. "Otherwise, how could I marry Brian and become Mrs. Lambert?"

"Don't be too happy too soon!" Rosalyn looked at the diamond ring on Joanne's finger, and there was hatred in her eyes.

Joanne adjusted the necklace on her neck. "Am I happy too soon? When he promised to marry me, he bought this diamond to customize jewelry for me, but you misled the reporters to make everyone believe that he bought the diamond for you. Miss Rosalyn. It's you who has been happy too early."

Who said it was not? At that time, everyone in the world guessed that Brian had bought a diamond at a high price for Rosalyn, who was actually happy for a while and went to flaunt in front of Joanne.

But it turned out that Brian had bought it for Joanne and also said that the diamond was very suitable for Joanne.

"I won't just give up." Rosalyn buckled her delicate handbag with a clicking sound. "Joanne, I'm as good as you. Brian should not be yours. Let's wait and see!"

After Rosalyn finished her words, she slammed the door and went away. Joanne casually threw the tissue she used to wipe her hand into the garbage bin and tidied up her dress before going out of the bathroom.

To her surprise, Ava was there.

Dressed in a low profile, Ava looked no longer the proud and arrogant young girl she used to be. Her eyes were red and swollen, and as soon as she saw Joanne, she hurried to her and said, "Joanne, oh no, Mrs. Lambert, I'm sorry. I apologize to you. Could you please let me off?"

It seemed that she lost control. "I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have been rude to you before. I shouldn't have hit you. But I didn't mean it. Forgive me, please. As long as you promise to let my family off, I will never show up in front of you again."

Joanne was not softhearted. Ava only had herself to blame. People should be responsible for their actions.

She got rid of Ava's hand. "It's a fact that the sanitation and disinfection of your chain restaurants are not qualified. However, it has nothing to do with me. I can't help you."

"It's all my fault." Ava cried out. "You can't help me, but Mr. Lambert can. As long as he put in a good word for us, my family will be fine soon. If you tell him to do it, he will listen to you. Please help me, please."

"I never meddle in his business. You've had the wrong person to ask for help."

After that, Joanne walked past Ava and went back to the banquet hall. Ava stood at the end of the long corridor, looking at Joanne's back, and the sadness in her eyes turned into hatred.

She wouldn't let her family go down like this.

She wouldnt let Joanne off just like this.

...

Walking out of the corridor, Joanne entered the banquet hall, which was like another world full of fine wine, fragrance, and beautiful dresses. Joanne subconsciously looked for Brian.

There were too many people moving around in the hall. It was really difficult for her to find Brian in a short while. She was just about to ask the waiters when Brian's voice suddenly reached her from afar. "Joanne."

Following the voice, she found that he was right behind her with a few people, and it was on the blind angle of her view. No wonder she could not find him before.

She smiled brightly and walked straight towards him.

People who were standing together with Brian were Wesley and several men of the similar age. They all had a good relationship with each other, and one of them could not help but gasp in admiration after seeing Joanne. "I have long heard my brother, who was hanging out in the United States, talk about the Second Young Miss from Scott Family. She is really beautiful beyond words. No wonder my brother was happy for a long time after he accidentally saw her."

Someone patted Brian on the shoulder. "You didn't say anything to us before you got married. You didn't want us to see her, so, you hid her well."

If it were in the past, Brian probably would have not listened to these flattering words. But this time, he had to admit that what they said was true.

Joanne usually worked hard and was always in casual clothing and flat shoes wherever she went. She impressed him many times even without any makeup. That day, her beauty was breathtaking when she dressed herself up.

She had a small oval face with delicate facial features, and her skin was as fine as the white porcelain that had never been withered by the time. Her eyes were bright like water, and when she rolled her eyes, they were as beautiful as those of a deer; when she remained still, they were clear without any impurity.

The dress she wore that day was also particularly suitable for her temperament. It was delicate and decent but also graceful. She just walked slowly to Brian with a smile, but Brian already could not take his eyes off her.

Someone had doubted the reason why Brian married Joanne, but when they saw the way he looked at her, they understood. They cleverly walked away and left Brian and Joanne alone.

As soon as Joanne walked over, she held Brian's arm and leaned towards him, like a spoiled child. Brian enjoyed her behavior and hugged her. "Why have you been there so long?"

Joanne sighed. "I won't go away anymore. It's the safest to be around you."

Brian frowned and asked, "Who did you meet just now?"

"Ava." Joanne did not tell him that she had also met Rosalyn because she thought it was a war between them. "She asked me to let the Bennett Family off."

Brian frowned harder and called Gavin over. "How did Ava come in?"

"Maybe she came in with Rosalyn." Gavin was sure that Ava had come to see Joanne, and he said, "I'm going to deal with it right away."

Gavin was always efficient in his duty, and Ava was soon removed from the party through the back door of the hotel. Brian said, "Never mind her in the future."

"I don't care about her at all." Joanne checked the time as she said that. "Eh? It's almost thirty past eight."

The ball would start at thirty past eight.

It seemed that she looked forward to it very much. Brian asked her, "Are you looking forward to it?"

"Of course!" After answering him, she was afraid that Brian would misunderstand her, so she added, "I've been practicing it with you for two nights at home just for this evening."

At this time, a host and a hostess, known as "the best hosting partners in the country", came to the stage. The male host was gentle, well-educated, and witty while the hostess was out-going and witty. The guests were attracted by them and surrounded the stage soon. Brian also took Joanne over there.

"You really invited these two people again." The male host was Joanne's favorite host, and she was inevitably excited. "I heard that they were all on a full schedule. It's not easy to get them together, except for the show they co-host."

Brian's attention was totally focused on the word "again" which Joanne had said.

He asked, "You knew that the hosts of our previous ceremonies were them too?"

How could she not know that?

Over the past few years, the anniversary celebration of Lambert Group had always been a great event in the business circle. Rich people and famous stars would gather together here. It was comparable to the most important awards ceremony in their country. Only at this time, there would be a lot of Brian's photos on news reports and magazines. The pictures of him talking with others, speaking on stage, smiling... were captured by the cameras. Because the photos taken by each media were different, Joanne even bought all the newspapers and magazines in order to collect all the photos of Brian.

However, she would never let Brian know this, never.

She smiled. "The last anniversary celebration of your company was a sensation. I saw the news."

Brian looked interested. "Did you see me?"

When did he start to like dwelling on these boring questions?

After a moment of silence, Joanne nodded. "How could I not see you? You got the most attention and the most pictures from the reporters, especially when you were standing on the stage!"

Brian smiled with satisfaction. "You don't have to wait for the newspaper of the next day to see me anymore."

Joanne nodded with great agreement. "I won't read them even if I'm given the newspapers. It's enough for me to see you every day."

Brian was not satisfied with her words at first, but when she finished her words, she went around in front of him and carefully tidied his collar and tie, like every little wife who didn't want her husband to make any mistake. Because she did them so carefully, her long eyelashes flashed like a butterfly flapping its wings.

Actually, there was nothing wrong with Brian's collar and tie. He was the person who never made mistake on his image. Joanne just wanted to do these things and naturally do these things as his wife.

Finally, she patted his collar gently and looked up at him with a smile. "All right."

Right then, the host invited Brian to go to the stage. The crowd applauded, but Brian did not move.

Joanne couldn't help but remind him. "It's time for you to go onto the stage."

He suddenly caught her back of the head and dropped a quick kiss on her forehead.

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