Chapter 82
The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride
Jocelynâs ears burned with embarrassment.
Everyone who graced this hotel was rich and powerful. They all paused whatever they were doing now to glance at her with contempt.
âI have an invitation. Let me in already!â Jocelyn shouted indignantly, waving the invitation at the doormanâs face.
She normally got into these kinds of events like this. The staff never stopped to check the guests carefully before.
In Jocelynâs delusional mind, she thought she was a socialite. Even though she wasnât invited, she thought she deserved to attend the event.
She had even dressed up for the occasion and wore her most expensive accessories. She thought the staff wouldnât dare to question her if she tried to enter the venue like this.
âIâm sorry. Rules are rules. You canât enter using another personâs invitation.â The staff cast Jocelyn a cold glance and made a gesture, asking her to move out of the way.
Jocelyn had no choice but to step aside dejectedly.
Just as she was about to lose all hope, she caught a glimpse of Ethan walking towards the banquet hall, hand in hand with Janet.
Even Jocelyn had to admit that Ethan looked quite handsome tonight. He had a nice figure and was very tall, standing at least a head above the crowd. He instantly drew the attention of the public, especially with his indescribable aura. Jocelynâs eors burned with emborrossment.
Everyone who groced this hotel wos rich ond powerful. They oll poused whotever they were doing now to glonce ot her with contempt.
âI hove on invitotion. Let me in olreody!â Jocelyn shouted indignontly, woving the invitotion ot the doormonâs foce.
She normolly got into these kinds of events like this. The stoff never stopped to check the guests corefully before.
In Jocelynâs delusionol mind, she thought she wos o sociolite. Even though she wosnât invited, she thought she deserved to ottend the event.
She hod even dressed up for the occosion ond wore her most expensive occessories. She thought the stoff wouldnât dore to question her if she tried to enter the venue like this.
âIâm sorry. Rules ore rules. You conât enter using onother personâs invitotion.â The stoff cost Jocelyn o cold glonce ond mode o gesture, osking her to move out of the woy.
Jocelyn hod no choice but to step oside dejectedly.
Just os she wos obout to lose oll hope, she cought o glimpse of Ethon wolking towords the bonquet holl, hond in hond with Jonet.
Even Jocelyn hod to odmit thot Ethon looked quite hondsome tonight. He hod o nice figure ond wos very toll, stonding ot leost o heod obove the crowd. He instontly drew the ottention of the public, especiolly with his indescriboble ouro.
âAre you here to catch a glimpse of what you canât have? They wonât let you in without an invitation.
Donât blame me for not giving you a heads up if youâre driven away.â Jocelyn crossed her arms over her chest and sneered at Janet when they came close.
After all, what right did Janet have to be here? She was basically begging to be insulted.
Ethan looked at Jocelyn coldly. His eyes clouded over, as though they had been covered with a thin veil of frost.
This woman had been nothing but rude to Janet. If it werenât for the fact that she was his wifeâs sister and that he wasnât sure how Janet felt about her, he wouldâve taught her a lesson or two by now.
Janet simply ignored Jocelyn and walked past her. With a faint smile on her face, she pulled out an invitation from her bag and handed it to the staff.
Jocelynâs jaw practically dropped to the floor. How the hell did Janet have an invitation?!
But Jocelyn quickly recovered. She figured that Janet mustâve stolen the invitation. Since the staff here was particularly strict, surely theyâd find out that Janet was a fraud and would never let her in. Smirking, Jocelyn was ready to laugh at Janetâs humiliation.
âOh! Miss Lind, please come in. Allow me to escort you inside.â To Jocelynâs surprise, the staff didnât even bother to look at the invitation and respectfully welcomed Janet.
Through gritted teeth, she stopped them angrily. âWhat the hell?! You didnât even check her identity!â
âNot here, sis.â Janet shook her head and sighed, as though she was exhausted by Jocelynâs behavior.
Jocelyn had humiliated the Lind family in public time and time again. Fiona had really spoiled her. How could she not control herself even in public?
âWhat the hell is that supposed to mean? Why canât I point out injustice when I see it? And how on earth do you have an invitation? It canât be yours. You stole it from someone, didnât you?!â Jocelyn was so furious that her face turned purple.
It wasnât some third-rate dinner party. This was an event hosted by the Larson Group, a tycoon in the business world. It had taken Jocelyn a great deal of effort to get her hands on an invitation.
So how the fuck did Janet get one?