Under Devin’s gaze, Aiken felt a bit guilty. Devin might not be able to locate Ashlyn anytime soon since she was out of sight, so Aiken succeeded in his mission. He was about to find an excuse to leave when two screams suddenly came from not far away.
Ashlyn thought it would take a while for a good show to start, but Denise couldn’t wait.
Anita spilled red wine on Ashlyn. Before Ashlyn could react, Anita screamed and stopped her, apologizing continuously, “Miss Ramos, I’m sorry. I didn’t see you just now! Sorry again! Your dress is stained. Let me take you to get changed.”
Anita’s apology was so sincere that Ashlyn didn’t have the heart to refuse her.
She raised her eyebrows and looked at Jessie before replying with a smile, “Sure.”
Anita took Ashlyn to change her dress. On the way, she apologized again and again. She was good at acting and it was a waste not to be an actress.
At the same time, Denise’s dress was stained with red wine too, and the person who did it was no other than Jessie.
Denise pulled a long face as she was looking at the stained dress with red wine.
Jessie, however, continued apologizing to her, and if Denise became irate at this point, people would assume that she was being mean since Ashlyn didn’t blame Anita.
No matter how angry Denise was, she could only hold back her anger.
Afraid that Denise couldn’t stand it anymore, Mara whispered in her ear, “Denise, Ashlyn’s on the way to change her dress with Anita.”
Denise’s expression softened. She looked at Jessie, who was still apologizing, and said, “Forget it. You didn’t mean it.”
Denise didn’t want to argue with Jessie anymore. All she wanted was to change into a clean dress and watch Ashlyn make a fool of herself.
Jessie watched Denise’s back and sneered. “Let’s see who’ll make a fool out of herself!”
She snorted coldly and made her way to Ashlyn.
Anita had led Ashlyn into the VIP lounge that the Haynes family had specially arranged. She was told to wait for a moment and that the dress would be sent to her soon.
Ashlyn sat down on the sofa and said, “Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it! The dress will be sent to you soon. I’ll leave you alone.”
Anita excused herself. Ashlyn leaned against the sofa and watched Anita’s retreating back, smiling.
Soon, a knock sounded on the door. A waitress came in, dress in hands. “Miss Ramos. This for you.”
Ashlyn nodded. “Thank you.”
The waitress put the dress down carefully and left. It wasn’t long before another knock sounded on the door.
Knowing that it must be Jessie, Ashlyn stood up and opened the door.
As expected, Jessie burst in excitedly, saying, “Change your dress quickly! Let’s go downstairs and watch the good show!”
“Don’t worry. Let them wait.”
Didn’t Denise and the other girls want to laugh at her?
If she didn’t show up, they could only wait.
However, Jessie was really looking forward to Denise reaping the fruits of her own actions, hence the persistence in urging Ashlyn to change her dress.
Ashlyn finally obliged and put on her dress before following Jessie downstairs.
Denise and Mara had been waiting for Ashlyn and were excited to see her.
Ashlyn would be a joke in upper class tonight.
What if she was Steve’s daughter?
From now on, every time Ashlyn was mentioned, everyone would think of the “wonderful” scene that was about to take place tonight.
Denise watched Ashlyn descend the stairs, her gaze following every step that Ashlyn took.
However, the dress didn’t split. Denise became anxious. She watched Ashlyn walk farther and farther away, the dress still perfectly on her body. She frowned and turned to Mara. “Are you sure you fiddled with the dress?”
Mara nodded. “Of course! I’m sure I’ve gotten everything done. The dress is probably of good quality, which is why the threads aren’t tearing immediately. But don’t worry. A good show is on the cards!”
Denise decided to wait. But even after a few minutes, she didn’t see the dress split.
Denise couldn’t wait any longer and said, “No, I have to do something!”
It had been a couple of minutes since Ashlyn had come downstairs. Mara wondered why there hadn’t been a wardrobe malfunction yet.
Ashlyn watched Denise make her way to her, a smile on her lips. She counted, “Three, two, one…”
As if on cue, Denise froze.
Mara was pulling at both sides of Denise’s dress, blocking her back.
A light, tearing sound reverberated through the hall before Denise’s skirt fell off her body.
Denise and Mara were caught off guard because of how quickly everything transpired. Not even Jessie could have predicted that Denise’s dress would split so fast even though she had known that it would happen.
Everyone in the hall was taken aback by this shocking scenario.
Denise and Mara were in a rush to hide Denise, but the damage to her dress made it impossible. The dress snapped cleanly in two from the waist, and the skirt fell onto the floor.
Denise quickly covered her chest, but she neglected to cover her back.
In order to make a fool of Ashlyn, they not only cut the threads of the dress, and even cut the cloth with a sharp blade. In the end, however, Denise was the one who put on the dress.
Denise tried very hard to hide her nakedness, but the fabric over her chest was the only piece of cloth that was on her.
Mara held Denise in her arms as soon as she saw the fabric covering her body fall.
Beth and Monica both responded at once, reaching out to embrace Denise.
What occurred just now, though, was not missed by the others’ watching eyes. Tonight, Denise’s shame was palpable.
Even Denise couldn’t make head or tail of what was going on. Ashlyn should be the one making a fool of herself, but Denise was the laughing stock now.
Mara was the first to react. After holding Denise into her arms, she looked at Anita and said, “Ask someone to bring towels and clothes!”
Anita had a grudge against them. They worked together to deal with Ashlyn this time, but it didn’t mean that she would make peace with them.
Now that the person who made a fool of herself was Denise, Anita was still happy.
She grinned and pretended not to hear what Mara had said.
What were they left to do?
Denise would be the greatest joke in Courtbush after tonight.
Jessie looked at Denise and almost applauded.
Seeing her about to clap her hands, Ashlyn squinted at her and said, “Do you want these girls to hate us more?”
Jessie put down her hands and gave up applauding.
It was a banquet held by the Haynes family. They naturally noticed such a big thing. Soon, someone brought towels and clothes for Denise to wear and took her out of the hall.
Murmuring could be heard all about. Denise was so enraged that she became pale.
Before she went upstairs, she couldn’t help but look back at Ashlyn. Ashlyn was wearing a new dress, which was fine.
Noticing her gaze, Ashlyn looked at Denise and smiled, which sent a shiver down Denise’s spine.
Seeing that Denise left in dejection, Jessie clicked her tongue and said, “What a wonderful show!”
“Indeed,” Ashlyn said with a smile.
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