The anger Denise felt was so great that she sobbed the whole way back to the lounge.
The already restless crowd in the hall became much more so after such a dramatic turn of events.
They expressed their opinions about Denise’s wardrobe malfunction.
Their remarks were really interesting. Jessie took out her mobile phone and recorded them.
She planned to send the recording to Denise if the latter ever did something to anger them again.
When Jessie clicked the recording button on her phone, she saw Ashlyn gazing at her with a grin. A little guilty, she said, “Ashlyn, she was the one who started this. I won’t send Denise the recording if she doesn’t try to provoke us.”
Ashlyn shook her head. “Why are you so nervous? I just want to remind you that it’s too noisy here. What’s more, they are all socialites. No one dares to make nasty remarks here. If you go to the bathroom, maybe you’ll hear something interesting.”
At first, Jessie thought that Ashlyn went soft on Denise. Hearing her words, Jessie immediately gave her a thumbs up and said, “Good idea! I’ll go to the bathroom then.”
Ashlyn nodded and said, “Go ahead.”
Jessie blew a kiss to Ashlyn before sprinting to the restroom to make a recording of people’s remarks on Denise’s wardrobe malfunction.
Gordon also heard that what happened to Denise.
People in the banquet hall were no fools. Why did such a thing happen to Denise? How could an expensive dress split?
Although such a thing had never happened before, similar things had. People assumed that Denise had been tricked by someone, or that she had experienced the effects of her own actions.
Gordon was familiar with Denise’s character since she was his sister.
Very few individuals in Courtbush would openly deal with Denise in this way. Since the repercussions of angering the Jones family would be so severe, it would be unwise to do so.
Obviously, Denise had wanted to deal with someone, but she got herself tricked.
Gordon and Aiken weren’t there when the accident happened. Hearing that astounded Aiken. “Wow! Who is so daring?”
Gordon gave Aiken a chilly look.
Aiken avoided making eye contact while touching his nose. Without saying a word, he accompanied Gordon to the lounge where Denise was.
He only wanted to find out who was so audacious as to set up a trap for Denise. Wasn’t the person afraid of Gordon’s vengeance?
Obviously, Gordon was unable to take vengeance on that person.
When the two entered the room, Denise had changed her clothes and was crying.
Mara exhaled a sigh of relief when she saw Gordon. “Don’t weep, Denise. Here is your brother. He’ll undoubtedly help you in punishing them, I’m sure.”
When Denise turned to face Gordon, she became angrier. “Gordon! It was Ashlyn! She was solely to blame for it! I’m too ashamed to face anyone now.”
Aiken was shocked. “Denise, what does it have to do with Ashlyn?”
Gordon looked at Denise and asked indifferently, “What does this have to do with Ashlyn?”
When Denise heard this, she froze for a moment and stopped crying. She raised her head, and Gordon’s cold eyes made her tremble.
“I just made a guess.”
“You made a guess?” Gordon snorted and sent an accusatory gaze toward Denise’s friends. “You know who did this. That episode has ended. I’ll inform Grandpa and he’ll give you a lesson if you insist on pursuing it.”
“Gordon!”
Denise’s face turned pale when she heard that.
Casting a cold glance at her, Gordon turned around and stormed off.
This must have something to do with Ashlyn, and Gordon knew what Denise had done without investigating.
Denise would have had nothing to hide if she weren’t guilty.
Aiken didn’t expect that it had something to do with Ashlyn. He raised his eyebrows and said, “Well, if Ashlyn wasn’t smart enough, would it be her who wore the dress? The person who made a fool of herself tonight would be her. Your sister is so cold-hearted, Gordon.”
Gordon’s expression hardened as soon as Aiken had done speaking.
If Ashlyn was the one whose dress fell apart in public tonight…
Gordon didn’t want to think of the consequences.
“But you don’t want to go after it, do you?” Aiken asked.
Gordon felt annoyed with Aiken. He turned to look at him and said, “Don’t follow me.”
“Where are you going? Please bring me along…”
“You made a guess?” Gordon snorted and sent an accusatory gaze toward Denise’s friends. “You know who did this. That episode has ended. I’ll inform Grandpa and he’ll give you a lesson if you insist on pursuing it.”
“Gordon!”
Denise’s face turned pale when she heard that.
Casting a cold glance at her, Gordon turned around and stormed off.
This must have something to do with Ashlyn, and Gordon knew what Denise had done without investigating.
Denise would have had nothing to hide if she weren’t guilty.
Aiken didn’t expect that it had something to do with Ashlyn. He raised his eyebrows and said, “Well, if Ashlyn wasn’t smart enough, would it be her who wore the dress? The person who made a fool of herself tonight would be her. Your sister is so cold-hearted, Gordon.”
Gordon’s expression hardened as soon as Aiken had done speaking.
If Ashlyn was the one whose dress fell apart in public tonight…
Gordon didn’t want to think of the consequences.
“But you don’t want to go after it, do you?” Aiken asked.
Gordon felt annoyed with Aiken. He turned to look at him and said, “Don’t follow me.”
“Where are you going? Please bring me along…”
Aiken trailed off when he saw Gordon’s piercing gaze. He made an “OK” gesture and stopped following Gordon.
If he continued to follow Gordon, he was sure he would meet an untimely end.
Finally, Gordon could have a little peace and quiet.
He found a balcony and lit a cigarette.
He couldn’t help but think about Ashlyn.
She was quite attractive this evening. She just donned a basic and stylish dress, which let her stand out from the crowd.
He had seen Ashlyn at a glance when he entered the hall. She had a grin on her face as she stood there wearing a dark green dress. As she spoke and laughed with Devin, she looked gentle but lively.
He admitted that for a moment, he was jealous.
She was, after all, his ex-wife.
Just an ex-wife…
Gordon extinguished the cigarette, turned around, and headed back.
But he didn’t expect to meet Ashlyn in the corridor.
After using the bathroom, Ashlyn wanted to get some fresh air.
She didn’t know where Jessie was. Since she couldn’t find Jessie, she decided to wait for Jessie to come to her.
She had no idea that she would see a familiar face.
Her ex-husband!
Ashlyn wasn’t very eager to greet Gordon, to be honest. They had been divorced for more than six months, and yet his sister, Denise, had tried to make a fool out of her more than half an hour before.
She stared straight ahead as she walked on.
Gordon, however, didn’t seem to agree. As Ashlyn walked past him, he called out, “Ashlyn.”
Her lips twitched into a scowl.
She knew Gordon must have heard Denise’s complaint. He was to get revenge on her.
It was hilarious!
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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