Chapter 237 Jared was clearly defending Agnes Laura retorted, âWell duh, itâs Agnesâ birthday. Weâre throwing her a party so she can have a good time.â
Some of the old timers from the Whitfield family were there too.
Agnes went around giving them a nod and a smile.
Then she saw Ryder again.
He was standing behind Alyssa, all quiet and observant, like some kind of invisible stalker.
Agnesâ heart did a weird flip-flop in her chest Jaredâs words echoed in her mind, âRyder likes youâ
Agnes shook her head involuntarily.
No way!
Absolutely no way!
Thatâs just Jared being paranoid!
Agnes exchanged a few words with Ryder Then they both dispersed.
This birthday shindig wasnât a run-of-the-mill party, it was more like a fancy dinner.
There were all sorts of buffets lined up in the banquet hall.
Champagne towers were all the rage.
Most folks were holding a glass of champagne, having a grand old time.
There was a huge dance floor in the banquet hall.
Lots of people were waltzing around Quite a few big shots from Starlight International Group were there too.
Seeing Agnes and Jared, they came over to congratulate her.
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Agnes wasnât really into these kinds of things, but it was her birthday bash, so she had to put up with it.
Preston and Laura were hobnobbing with some business bigwigs.
In reality, Agnes felt like this wasnât so much a birthday celebration for her, but more of a networking opportunity for the Pritchard family using the Whitfield family. And it was not a good feeling Beatrice was originally chatting with a group of socialites.
Seeing Jared, she made a beeline for him...
She sweetly called out, âJared.â
Both Jared and Agnes turned to look at Beatrice.
Agnes frowned The dress Beatrice was weaning... it was hers.
Beatrice saw Jared scrutinizing her, and she blushed.
Laura had told her to emulate Agnesâ style since Jared seemned to like it.
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This dress was one she had found in Agnesâ wardrobe. It was a beige dress with tiny flower prints She thought it was a bit out of date, but maybe Jared liked this style Beatrice said to Jared in front of Agnes, âYouâre making me blush, staring at me like that.
Jared said, âThat dress youâre wearing...
Beatriceâs heart fluttered Itâs working! Jared really likes this style!
She had always dressed to the nines whenever she saw Jared, but he had never looked at her this way before Beatrice was over the moon.
Just when Beatrice was expecting a compliment, Jared suddenly said, âitâs really uglyâ
Beatrice was taken aback.
Without waiting for Beatriceâs reaction, he grabbed Agnesâ hand and walked away Beatrice was so pissed she wanted to tear her dress off right there and then.
She knew jul Agnes had terrible tastel How could Jared possibly like it? Perhaps Agnes intentionally left this ugly dress in her wardrobe to embarrass her. Beatrice clenched her fistal you were wearing it, it would look great. But on someone else, it looks tembleâ
Agnes sighed, âI really donât know what Beatrice sees in you. Sheâs always trying to win you over âDoes she really like me? Sheâs just interested in my fameâ
âAnd how do you know Iâm not interested in your fame?â
âBecause.. last night, you cried and told me you love meâ
Agnesâ face tumed red at the memory of last night. She was out of it then, were her words even credible? And she didnât remember saying anything like that.
âWhat? You donât remember? Do we need to revisit it tonight?â
âJared, stop teasing mer *