Chapter 11 – Twisted Fate of a Billionaire’s Daughter Undercover

Ashlyn pulled the invitation out of the envelope and skimmed through the details. It was Friday night.

“Okay.”

Judging from Ashlyn’s reaction, Talia guessed that she was going to attend the party.

Llama Group was the Evans family’s company, so naturally, the Jones family was going to be invited. And of course, the fun-loving Jessie got right to work when she heard that Ashlyn was going to attend. She personally selected an haute couture dress for Ashlyn from Paris and had it delivered in time for the party. That Friday, at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, Jessie took Ashlyn to a beauty salon so that they could have facials before they did their makeup.

When the two arrived at the hotel, it was already half past seven and the party was in full swing.

Tonight, all the noble ladies and debutantes of Bluepond were present. Ashlyn smiled, thinking about how she was going to take revenge on those who had laughed at her before.

Coincidentally, as soon as they stepped out of the car, Ashlyn bumped into Jenifer and Denise.

Her former mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

Both Jenifer and Denise didn’t recognize Ashlyn at first because she looked drop-dead gorgeous.

Looking at the beautiful woman up and down, Jenifer smiled and complimented her. “Who’s she? I’ve never seen her before.

She’s gorgeous!”

Denise also had to agree. “I don’t know her either. But she’s beautiful! I’ll try to get her number when we’re inside. Then we can set her up with Gordon!”

Ashlyn and Jessie were handing their invitation to the staff when they overheard what Denise and Jenifer said behind them. The two exchanged tacit glances, while Ashlyn raised her eyebrows and did not look back.

She wanted to see how this would play out. Just how did Denise plan to ask for her phone number?

The Evans family was second only to the Jones family in Bluepond. Thus, everyone in attendance tonight was rich and noble.

As soon as Ashlyn strode in, she saw many familiar faces. Obviously, they were also surprised to see her.

Their shock was understandable. After all, Ashlyn was a mere nobody in their eyes. After she left the Jones family, she disappeared without a trace and was forgotten. But now, she showed up at such a high-profile banquet.

Feeling all eyes on them, Jessie couldn’t help but complain, “What gives? Why are they staring at you like you’re the first gorgeous person they’ve ever seen?”

Ashlyn chuckled and took two glasses of juice from a waiter passing by. Handing one glass to Jessie, she smiled and said,

“Perhaps because I am.”

Jessie cast Ashlyn a sidelong glance and sighed. Although it was true that Ashlyn could come off as a little narcissistic at times, she had the right.

Jessie snorted and rolled her eyes. “Weirdoes.”

Ashlyn smiled and didn’t reply.

Gordon and his friend, Cohen Vance, arrived at the party together, which drew everyone’s attention.

Ashlyn was standing outside the crowd. She looked at Gordon indifferently, and for the first time, she felt nothing but calm.

Beside her, Jessie sneered, “Ashlyn, Gordon is indeed handsome. No wonder all the ladies are swooning over him.”

Ashlyn looked at Jessie and asked pointedly, “Do I look like I have poor taste in men?”

In the past, Ashlyn had fallen in love with Gordon mostly thanks to his good looks.

“You’re right.”

Amidst the crowd, Gordon saw Ashlyn standing next to Jessie.

She looked different tonight. Instead of looking gentle and meek, her exquisite makeup and red dress made her look alluring and sexy. It was hard to take one’s eyes off of her.

She was chatting and laughing with a friend beside her. Gordon didn’t know what she was talking about, but the smile on her face was somewhat absent-minded.

Feeling his piercing gaze, Ashlyn looked up and their eyes met for a split second.

Gordon tore his gaze away and turned to look at Aiken, who was walking towards him.

Not long after Denise and Jenifer entered the hall, Jenifer told her to go find her friends.

As soon as Denise joined Mara Cooper and her other friends, Monica Swain pulled her aside. “Denise, is that your former sister-in-law?”

Denise hated Ashlyn with a passion now. Hearing what Monica said, her mood was instantly soured. “What the hell are you talking about? Ashlyn’s nothing but a stupid bitch. She doesn’t deserve to be called my sister-in-law at all!”

Mara rolled her eyes and pointed in Ashlyn’s direction. “Look at the girl in the red dress! Doesn’t she look like Ashlyn?”

Denise pursed her lips and followed Mara’s gaze. To her surprise, the person Mara was pointing at was the beautiful woman she saw at the entrance just now. Denise couldn’t help but sneer, “Do you seriously think that she looks like Ashlyn? Ashlyn isn’t that good—”

The word “good-looking” stopped in Denise’s throat when Ashlyn turned her face towards her. Denise instantly went stiff.

“What the f**k is Ashlyn doing here?”

The main reasons why Ashlyn had come here today was to get some information on the land in the north of the city and to make friends with other guests at the party. After all, she was going to stay in Bluepond for the next six months, or longer.

As the new general manager of Fairway Group, many people in the business circle had already heard about her.

Compared with the shallow trivialities those socialite divas were concerned about, those in the business circle were more concerned about whether Ashlyn’s sudden appearance would affect their cooperation with Fairway Group.

Of course, some of the smarter people took note that not long after Ashlyn divorced Gordon, she had become the general manager of Fairway Group. The question was: how?

Intrigued and curious, many of the guests took the initiative to greet Ashlyn.

And because Ashlyn was here to socialize, she was happy to meet them.

However, after exchanging countless pleasantries, she started to feel tired.

Jessie wasn’t used to the business world at all. Seeing that her face was almost wrinkled from boredom, Ashlyn smiled and excused herself to end the conversation with the man in front of her. The two friends linked arms and headed to the dining area.

As soon as Ashlyn plucked a flute of juice from the table, she saw Denise stomping towards her angrily with her posse.

“Ashlyn, what the hell are you doing here?”

Ashlyn smiled and took a sip of grape juice casually. “What? Can’t I be here?”

Her arrogant words only served to make Denise even angrier. “You don’t deserve to be here! How did you get in? You hooked up with a rich man and he brought you in, didn’t you?”

Jessie couldn’t help but step in to defend her friend. “Watch your mouth! If you don’t know how to speak, go back and ask your mom to teach you. Quit barking like a dog!”

“A dog? How dare you call me a dog?”

The smile on Ashlyn’s face remained calm. “We didn’t call you a dog, but if that’s what you think, then so be it.”

Seeing that Denise was about to explode in anger, Monica whispered, “Denise, call the security guards and have them kicked out!”

Denise’s eyes lit up at the thought. Pointing a finger at Ashlyn, she spat, “Just you wait. I’m calling security!”

Ashlyn was amused. “Security? Okay.”

Ashlyn’s calm face infuriated Denise. The slap from a few days ago still stung her ego.

She glared at Ashlyn murderously and said, “Just wait and see!”

After saying that, she turned around and scurried off to call security.

Only the rich and noble were allowed in this party. These events were so exclusive that one could only get in with an invitation. If one was found to have snuck in, they would be kicked out. In more serious cases, even the police would get involved.

Thinking about this, Denise felt that Monica’s suggestion was wonderful.

Smiling calmly, Ashlyn watched as Denise and her posse disappeared in the crowd.

Since Denise was hell-bent on making a fool out of herself tonight, Ashlyn had no choice but to help her.

Denise and her friends soon came back with security guards, which caused a quite a stir.

In the lead, Denise strode up to Ashlyn, her high heels clicking against the floor. Sneering arrogantly, Denise pointed at Ashlyn and Jessie and said loudly, “I don’t know whose invitation they stole, but they snuck in here. Guards, get them out of my sight!”

The security guards didn’t dare to disobey the order of the lady of the powerful Jones family.

But when they saw how well-dressed Ashlyn and Jessie were, they couldn’t help but hesitate.

Seeing that the security guards weren’t moving, Mara urged, “Hurry up! They tried to steal Denise’s bracelet just now!”

As soon as Mara said this, the onlookers broke into hushed whispers, and they looked over at Ashlyn and Jessie with unmasked disdain.

The two security guards had to step forward. “Please come with us, ladies.”

Ashlyn glanced at Denise and unhurriedly pulled out the invitation card from her bag. “My name is Ashlyn Ramos. This is my invitation. Please look. Whose name is on it?”

Denise sneered and snatched the invitation card from Ashlyn’s hand. “Who are you trying to fool? Obviously, this invitation’s a fake! We all know who you are, Ashlyn. The second you turned your back on the Jones family, you lost your right to attend parties like this. Do you hear me?”

“Is that so?”

For the first time, Ashlyn’s smile disappeared. She sneered and looked at the people who had shown up behind Denise after they heard the commotion. “Ask Aiken if I have the right to be here or not!”

The main reasons why Ashlyn had come here today was to get some information on the land in the north of the city and to make friends with other guests at the party. After all, she was going to stay in Bluepond for the next six months, or longer.

As the new general manager of Fairway Group, many people in the business circle had already heard about her.

Compared with the shallow trivialities those socialite divas were concerned about, those in the business circle were more concerned about whether Ashlyn’s sudden appearance would affect their cooperation with Fairway Group.

Of course, some of the smarter people took note that not long after Ashlyn divorced Gordon, she had become the general manager of Fairway Group. The question was: how?

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