The atmosphere was suddenly frozen under Katherine's vicious expression.
"Katherine, you must have misunderstood us," Ethan smiled apologetically, "Miss Wood is our guest, not a pianist."
Katherine sized Adriana up judgmentally, "Miss Wood? Who are you? Do we even know each other?"
Her words humiliated Adriana undoubtedly.
The guests in the Louise Group's banquet were either noble or rich, but there were also some people who managed to sneak in to get to know the powerful and rich.
The guests were all watching and gossiping about Adriana.
"She wasn't invited, was she?"
"She's quite capable to hook up with Mr. Louise."
"Didn't you see Ms. Louise's expression? This woman didn't even manage to hook Ethan."
...
Adriana's face was as pale as paper. She didn't expect that she would fall into such a humiliating situation.
"Miss Wood," Suddenly, She heard Ted's voice.
Adriana's eyes lit up as if she'd grabbed onto her last hope. "Oh, Richard."
Richard walked over from the back of the crowd. He was dressed in a formal suit that was neatly ironed, and he was especially eye-catching in the crowd.
"It's Mr. Zellweger!"
"Mr. Zellweger."
Adriana walked down the stage and hurried over to Richard, saying: "Richard, you're finally here."
"What's happened?" Richard frowned slightly. His voice sounded emotionless.
Before Adriana could say a word, Katherine directly asked Richard, "Mr. Zellweger, who is she?"
Just as Richard was about to introduce Adriana, his face suddenly darkened.
In the crowd on the right, a graceful lady was pulling a young woman as they rushed over.
Richard couldn't be more familiar with that young woman.
Why did she come here?
There were an eye contact for a while.
Seeing Richard, Pearl was dazed for a moment. Then, she immediately walked straight to Ethan as if she had no idea who Richard was. She asked in a low voice, "What's going on here?"
Pearl'd been playing chess with Enrique and was surrounded by many elders of the Louise family. She had been taught chess by her father, Anthony, since she was young and had even won the National Chess Competition in middle school.
Before they could finish their game, she was pulled away by Victoria in a hurry. As soon as they went downstairs, they saw such a hostile scene.
"Richard," Adriana anxiously grabbed Richard's arm, which made him come back to his senses.
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