Chapter 229

He was kind to her, treating her nicely as if she was an angel of light.

But she could never accept him as one of her own.

She was doomed to have a different life. And she was doomed to not

be as normal as other women. She needed to save her mother, and

she need to eliminate the virus in her.

She gathered her thoughts and walked forward.

All eyes were on Sylvia. Her vibe, her figure, and even her mask

showed a sense of modest elegance.

It seemed that she was born to be in the spotlight.

Franklin sat in his seat. In his cold eyes, there was faintly a tinge of

warmth.

He silently looked at Sylvia who was on the stage with his dark eyes.

She was so beautiful and elegant.

He thought the woman he cherished should be like this, dazzling and

gorgeous.

On the stage, Sylvia looked around at the rows of guests but she only

had her eyes on Franklin. The curve of her red lips was perfect.

She felt that Franklin was staring at her deeply, although there were a

lot of people.

At this moment, it seemed that time froze, and everything around

vanished.

She stood there in the public gaze.

The host smiled at her and asked, "Welcome, Ms. X. You are a

brilliantly talented designer. How do you feel at this moment?"

Sylvia smiled, "Kind of excited. The premier is important after all. And

the award means recognition and encouragement to me. I'm so

thankful to all the judges and my colleagues.”

She paused for a while and said, "You know something really bad

happened to me today. But it will not hurt me more but make me

stronger. And I want to express my special gratitude to a man who

helped me when I needed him most. He protected me from misery and

warmed me up, which was so precious in the adult world."

Sylvia was not a touchy-feely sort of person.

She just knew that she could barely express her feelings in this life,

thus she wanted to say “thank you" to Franklin.

A man, who was perfectly beautiful and wealthy, was willing to degrade

himself to share his tenderness with her and protect her in his arms. It

was not strange that she should be touched.

Sylvia took a deep breath and bowed low.

Then the guests broke into rapturous applause.

Claudia stayed in her seat, looking pale and cold. Her back had exuded

a layer of sweat, getting her clothes wet.

All was lost.

Designer X gained the award while Reina's affair was discovered.

What about her?

After the end of the awards ceremony, Shiloh was excited to shake her

phone and said, "Boss. Our secret investor comes to celebrate for you."

"Really?" Sylvia raised her eyebrows.

"Hurry. He has ordered a five-star hotel. It feels so good to be wealthy,"

said Shiloh, holding her phone in hand, "I got notified by our president!"

Other colleagues were thrilled, almost bouncing to their feet, and

crowded around Sylvia to go out.

When Sylvia passed Franklin, she stopped in her track and said in a

melodious voice, "Franklin, how about eating with us?"

Franklin stood there. Although the venue was noisy, he seemed to be

detached from the surroundings.

He said, "No. I got an appointment.”

Then he strode towards Mike.

Dusk came. Street lights went on.

In front of the gate of the five-star hotel, Claudia smiled flatteringly and

said to Sylvia, "Congratulations! Ms. X, you are marvelous.”

“You didn't say that before.” Shiloh snorted. "And you just compliment

my boss after Reina is out. What's your plan, huh?"

"I worked for her then, and I had to obey her. It blinded me. In fact, I

always admire Ms. X." Claudia hurried to explain, "Please forgive me."

Sylvia stopped and gave her a cold stare, "Who are you?"

Claudia's forehead began to sweat due to her sharp gaze. She

stammered, "I... I..."

Why did she never know that Designer X was so terrifying?

“You flunky. The only thing you know is to fawn upon the powerful. If

you were in a war, you would merely be the very cannon fodder.” Shiloh

said sarcastically to Claudia, venting her anger.

Sylvia was dismissive of talking to Claudia who only feared being

revenged and hurried to surrender.

Sylvia withdrew her eyes and said impassively, "Go inside. Don't keep

our investor waiting."

Claudia had to follow them.

The hotel was fabulous. Even the decoration of the lobby was

luxurious.

There were many people in the recreation area.

Tammy walked arm in arm with Skyla in the lobby, looking around in

surprise.

"Mom, it's so lush."

"Don't act as if you are from nowhere. You come from the earl family.”

Skyla frowned and warned her daughter.

Tammy was in a season's new purple outfit. The long loose trousers

helped hide her thick legs.

In her hand was the latest bag of Chanel.

Skyla next to Tammy was in a noblewoman-like outfit. She wore three

rings, jade rings or gem rings, on her hands.

Tammy had to control her face. But after a while, she asked again,

"Mom, does uncle really reserve the most expensive and luxurious

banquet room for us?"

Skyla reached out her hand through her hair elegantly. And then she

said arrogantly, "Of course he does. Will he cheat us?"

Behind them, there were a few noble ladies and their daughters, who

were all of noble birth from Aettosa.

As the earl got his long-lost daughter and granddaughter, it was

courteous for them to pay a visit.

And the earl invited all of them to watch the couture show of Lleilaga

Fashion Week.

And Tammy and Skyla were in charge of this activity.

It was the first time that Skyla had been given such responsibility by the

countess. She just trod on air for it.

Now, she was the real daughter of the earl. It was not bragging.