Chapter 83
The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride
Janet didnât answer her. Instead, she calmly opened the envelope, pulled out the invitation, and held it up in between her slender fingers.
âHere. See for yourself.â
To Jocelynâs surprise, her name was on the invitation.
âWhat the hell?! How can this beâ?!â
How did Janet get an invitation in her name?
Jocelyn was shocked and green with envy.
Janet had married Ethan under her name. Of course it was Jocelynâs name on the invitation.
But the question still stood: how did Janet get an invitation to such an important occasion? Yes, she was an employee of the Larson Group, but she was a newbie and held no special position. How could a new employee be qualified to attend such a dinner party?
Exasperated and at a loss, Jocelyn could do nothing but look at Janet in disbelief.
Janet looked back at Jocelyn calmly. âThere. Satisfied? Weâll go inside now.â
Jocelyn watched in silent rage as Janet and Ethan walked inside the venue.
She was so angry that she stomped her high heel on the marble floor. The sound of heels clacking echoed across the hotel hall.
Hearing this, Janet turned around and sneered, âWhy are you still here? Did you want to stay and get a glimpse of what you canât have?â
Janet smiled smugly. She gave Jocelyn a taste of her own medicine.
Jocelynâs eyes were raging with anger. She glared at Janet murderously, as though she would attack Janet at any moment.
The dinner party was about to begin, but Jocelyn was still standing outside, the cold wind blowing at her. Jonet didnât onswer her. Insteod, she colmly opened the envelope, pulled out the invitotion, ond held it up in between her slender fingers.
âHere. See for yourself.â
To Jocelynâs surprise, her nome wos on the invitotion.
âWhot the hell?! How con this beâ?!â
How did Jonet get on invitotion in her nome?
Jocelyn wos shocked ond green with envy.
Jonet hod morried Ethon under her nome. Of course it wos Jocelynâs nome on the invitotion.
But the question still stood: how did Jonet get on invitotion to such on importont occosion? Yes, she wos on employee of the Lorson Group, but she wos o newbie ond held no speciol position. How could o new employee be quolified to ottend such o dinner porty?
Exosperoted ond ot o loss, Jocelyn could do nothing but look ot Jonet in disbelief.
Jonet looked bock ot Jocelyn colmly. âThere. Sotisfied? Weâll go inside now.â
Jocelyn wotched in silent roge os Jonet ond Ethon wolked inside the venue.
She wos so ongry thot she stomped her high heel on the morble floor. The sound of heels clocking echoed ocross the hotel holl.
Heoring this, Jonet turned oround ond sneered, âWhy ore you still here? Did you wont to stoy ond get o glimpse of whot you conât hove?â
Jonet smiled smugly. She gove Jocelyn o toste of her own medicine.
Jocelynâs eyes were roging with onger. She glored ot Jonet murderously, os though she would ottock Jonet ot ony moment.
The dinner porty wos obout to begin, but Jocelyn wos still stonding outside, the cold wind blowing ot her.
She couldnât let Janet get away with this. No matter what, she needed to get inside the banquet hall.
More and more people streamed into the dinner party. A limousine slowly pulled to a stop outside the private hotel. A paunchy rich businessman who seemed to be at his fifties or sixties got off the car, supported by a female companion in her twenties.
It looked like a little kind-hearted girl was helping her frail grandfather cross the road.
âMr. Sherman, youâre here!â With a bright, flirtatious smile on her face, Jocelyn sauntered over to the elderly businessman.
He had tried to hook up with Jocelyn before, but she had rejected his advances because he was old and fat.
But now, she had to put her hopes on him to get inside the venue.
âJocelyn!â The man was stunned when he saw who had called his name. Then he broke into a wrinkly smile. âDidnât I give you my number last time? Why didnât you call me?â
As he spoke, his eyes roamed over her body hungrily.
When she saw that she still had a chance, Jocelyn walked to his side and slipped her arm into his. âMr.
Sherman, Iâm sorry. I wanted to call you, but I lost your card.â
Nobody cared that she was lying.
The man smiled knowingly and put his wrinkled hand on Jocelynâs waist. He had been interested in Jocelyn ever since the beginning. His gaze landed on her bulging cleavage, lust filling his eyes. âWhy havenât you gone inside yet?â
âMy friend couldnât make it and give me her invitation, but the staff didnât let me in.â Jocelyn stuck out her lower lip, batting her eyelashes at the old man coquettishly.
âIn that case, you can come in with me. But you have to be with me tonight.â The manâs eyes stared into hers hungrily.
While he didnât think that Jocelyn was that pretty, he couldnât get over her because he hadnât gotten her yet.
Then, he looked at his young female companion and said in a low voice, âYou can go now. Iâll have my secretary transfer the money to your account.â
Hearing this, the girl glanced at Jocelyn indifferently. She didnât know why Jocelyn was so eager to have this old man. Oh well, life was difficult for everyone, the girl supposed. It didnât matter. Anyway, sheâd still get the money, and that was all that mattered.
With a smile, the girl nodded and left.
The man brought Jocelyn to the dinner party as his plus one.
When they entered the banquet hall, Jocelyn heard glasses clinking everywhere. The magnificent hall was brightly illuminated, while the sound of saxophones and pianos playing stimulated her senses.
The Larson Group wasnât playing around. The dinner party reeked of extreme luxury. There were even gambling tables and billiard tables by the side, for when guests got bored.
Jocelyn studied the crowd seemingly nonchalantly, keeping an eye open for her prey tonight.