Chapter 259 I Will Take You Somewhere
“You b*tch!” Queenie snapped.
She would have sunk her nails into Nicole and tore her sister to shreds if it wasn’t because this place was full of important figures today.
Nicole let out a sigh before she leaned back into the sofa after seeing Queenie enraged.
“I don’t want to have this meaningless fight with you. It is not like you are going to win anyway. Queenie, for the sake of your dignity, I suggest you hurry up and leave if you don’t want to further embarrass yourself.”
Nicole’s sharp words instantly silenced her younger sister.
Queenie tried her best to not lose control over her emotions. In order to approach Colton, she had even sold her body to attend the banquet. She had no time to waste here.
“Just you wait and see, Nicole!” Queenie proceeded to stomp away.
Nicole squinted when she noticed Queenie’s odd gait as she walked away. It somehow reminded her of herself five years back.
Even though Nicole managed to find a corner to rest in, multiple pairs of sharp eyes still managed to seek her out. After all, she was now the founder of ‘Ann’ on top of her being the Chief Designer at F&M Apparel. All those who were even slightly involved in the fashion industry wanted to approach her.
She could handle them with no problem as she had attended similar events before, but anyone would get exhausted at the rate that the other guests were coming to her at.
She had to smile and exchange pleasantries with everyone that approached her. At some point, her face started to feel numb from smiling too much.
She had been talking way too long that her mouth and face both didn’t even feel like they were hers anymore.
Other than that, Nicole felt like she was going to burst from all the orange juice she drank whenever someone made a toast to her.
It looked as though she was holding an event of sorts when the guests started lining up to greet her. Feeling at a loss for having to witness the bizarre occurrence in front of her, she could only meet every single one of them.
Unlike Nicole’s ‘full house’, Joanna barely had anyone going over to talk to her.
She didn’t want to attend the banquet at first, but not coming would mean that she had completely lost. Left with no better choice, she could only come despite her reluctance.
She, the design director of Gardner Apparel, had always attracted tons of people who wanted to say hello to her in the birthday banquets Wendy had before.
But now everyone was targeting their flattery at Nicole because she was the one with higher standing and better reputation.
Nicole reached out to rub her numb cheeks, but she soon closed her eyes when a headache came after she realized how long the line was still.
She wouldn’t have come if she had known that it would turn out this way. She was just laying up trouble for herself.
At this exact instant, Colton suddenly appeared like a god as he sauntered toward her.
He looked like he was in high feather in his dark brown, custom-made suit. The fitting suit accentuated his perfect body, enhancing the lines of his broad shoulders, slim waist, perky behind, and mile-long legs.
He had a polite smile on as he helped Nicole reflect their greetings.
“Everyone, you will have to excuse us. I will be taking Miss Lisa with me for now. Please put what you have to say to her on hold until I return her.”
Upon hearing his words, no one had the guts to go against him. They only politely acknowledged his words before the crowd dispersed.
Nicole could finally breathe now as she put down her glass to massage her stiff cheeks. She reckoned she had smiled more today than all the banquets before this totalled up.
Colton looked at Nicole touching her cheeks with her head lowered, and he let out a small smile, “You can always say no if you don’t like it.”
She quietly replied to him, “Everyone who came today are influential figures. I don’t want to rub them the wrong way and get my head bitten off if I say no.”
In fact, he wasn’t wrong. After listening to her speak, he suddenly bent down and held her hand.
Startled, she looked up at Colton, only to hear him say in a low, throaty voice. “Come with me. I will take you somewhere quiet.”
