Brian received a call from Iris the moment he returned home at night.

"I know where you are going tonight. Bring your wife along."

Iris ordered in gentle yet unyielding tones.

Brian frowned and said, "Mom, she would not want to go to such a place."

"Is it you who do not want to let her go, or does Joanne not want to go? Don't think that I don't know, Rosalyn will be there tomorrow!" Iris said in a tone that bore no arguments. "Anyway, you have to let everyone know tomorrow, that Joanne is the daughter-in-law of Lambert Family. I don't believe that that old fox Steven will dare to have any ideas then."

Brian frowned slightly and sat on the sofa in the living room. "Alright, I will take her with me."

Just then, Joanne entered while scrolling on her mobile. Brian hung up and said, "Come here."

"..."

Joanne did not even look up and walked up the stairs.

Brian's frown grew even deeper. He said, "Joanne, come here!"

Joanne only looked at Brian then, and she asked confusedly, "Eh, did you call my name?"

"Go somewhere with me tomorrow," Brian said.

"No."

Joanne looked down and continued scrolling on her phone.

She was very tired after a day of work. She did not want to go anywhere but just stay at home to scroll on her phone and sleep.

Joanne might be the only one in this world who would dare to reject Brian without hesitating.

However, Brian did not grow angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "That's alright. I don't want to bring you anyway." He called Simon over and said, "Tell Madam that Joanne doesn't want to go."

"This..." Simon looked awkward.

Joanne looked up suddenly and glared at Brian. "Auntie wants me to go? You don't want to take me either, why did you only say that I don't want to go? How treacherous!"

"Even though I don't want to, I still asked you. In the end, you rejected me. So shouldn't you bear full responsibility?"

Brian looked as if the matter did not concern him.

Joanne could not retort and could only grit her teeth and say, "I'll go!"

No matter how much she did not want to go with Brian, she would try her best to fulfill Iris's desires. This was her only way to repay Iris.

Brian's lips lifted and he said, "So obedient."

"..." Joanne scolded Brian in her heart ten thousand times.

At five in the afternoon on the second day, Joanne submitted an autopsy report and drove home. She was surprised to discover two young women in the living room.

She was startled and looked at Simon questioningly.

Simon smiled and said, "Young Madam, they are the stylist and makeup artist Madam hired. They will help you to prepare. Young Master should be home soon, and then, both of you can leave."

Joanne had not yet had the time to react before she was dragged to be styled and have her makeup done.

Brian only returned home when the sky grew dark. It was also at this time, when Joanne, who had her makeup done and had changed into an evening gown, descended from the stairs. The two met.

Joanne's makeup was light, and her features did not look much different from usual. She still looked innocent and harmless. However, she was no longer dressed in casual clothing. She had on a navy blue and extremely low cut long dress. Her black hair was also curled simply and elegantly. These changes gave her a more feminine vibe.

This was the first time Brian saw Joanne looking innocent and yet, having a charm unique to women.

The cut of the dress fit the curves of her body perfectly, and also showed off the delicate curves of her body. The off-shoulder design showed off her white and soft shoulders and her beautiful collar bone.

She stood on the stairs and looked silent and dignified. Her almond eyes shone with light, attracting the attention of others.

Brian could not deny that he was startled for a few seconds. His heart seemed to have fluttered...

Joanne had not noticed Brian's reaction at all. She touched her dress uncomfortably and asked awkwardly, "When do we leave?"

Brian steeled himself and said, "In 15 minutes." Then, he went upstairs to get changed.

Joanne walked to the living room and sat down at the sofa. Simon gave her a glass of lemon water and said, "Young Madam, you look beautiful wearing a dress."

"Thank you." Joanne accepted the lemon water and could not help but think of her mother.

Before she turned 15, she was like many other girls, owning a wardrobe full of dresses. They were all bought for her by her mother. Her mother said that she wanted to dress Joanne up as beautiful as a princess.

After her mother passed away, no one had bought her clothes for a long while. She wore her school uniform all year round. When she grew older, she could buy clothes for herself. Yet, she always ignored dresses subconsciously. The beautiful dresses in the shops did not look as beautiful as the dresses she remembered that her mother bought for her. Now that she was working, she could not wear dresses because of her job, so she wore casual clothing all year round.

Joanne stopped herself from thinking further. She drank half a glass of lemon water and then heard Brian's voice. "Get up and follow me."

She looked at Brian subconsciously, stunned.

He was dressed in an expensive bespoke suit. The fitting cut made him look exceptionally handsome. What was different was that he was wearing a three-piece suit this time. The dark black of the suit was like his eyes. They were unfathomable, and yet, it could not stop him from emanating a sense of elegant nobility.

This man was really capable of charming others to death. Women would all fall in love with him.