Bullied and Dumped, But She Won in the End (Adriana) novel Chapter 269

Chapter 269 The Birthday Party

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Nicole was still as arrogant as ever. She was convinced that the birthday party Jeremy was personally hosting for her was meant to publicly announce her status.

“You’re really going to Nicole’s birthday party? She’ll definitely take the chance to pick on you and Curtis,” Yolanda said, a little worried. “Forget it. I’ll go with you. If things turn ugly, I can protect you.”

Adriana laughed. “You’re the best.”

Yolanda lifted her chin smugly and looked at Adriana with fondness. “That’s what best friends are for.”

Adriana felt warm inside as she hugged Yolanda’s arm. Having friends really was wonderful.

At Nicole’s place.

Justin drove Nicole home, and the moment they arrived, she spoke arrogantly. “My birthday party has to be as grand as possible. I want all the top–tier luxury brands. Don’t embarrass me. I’m the Bartons‘ only heir.”

Nicole bragged nonstop, then added even more smugly, “And that jewelry set I’ve had my eye on lately. Did you get it for me?”

Justin looked at Nicole calmly. “Sorry. Someone else won it at the auction.”

Nicole’s expression changed instantly. She jumped to her feet. The jewelry she wanted had truly belonged to the real Nicole’s mother. Back when the Barton couple were killed in Haldoria, part of the jewelry stored in the bank had been auctioned off. That set was one of them.

Nicole wanted to buy it to prove her noble status as the Bartons‘ eldest daughter in front of the media.

Yet Justin had failed.

“How useless can you be? Who bought it? You wasted so much money, and you still couldn’t secure a single jewelry set?”

Nicole was furious.

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The final auction price was 13 million dollars. In Nicole’s eyes, even if it had been bid up to 100 million, the Bartons could afford it.

“Sorry. The price had already far exceeded the jewelry’s actual value. Mr. Jeremy felt it wasn’t worth it.”

Nicole glared at Justin, completely losing control.

Justin didn’t bother responding. After saying that, he left.

Just as Nicole was about to explode, her phone rang. It was Danielle.

“Danielle, that useless Justin didn’t manage to buy my mom’s necklace,” Nicole said anxiously.

“Your mom?” Danielle’s voice was thick with sarcasm. This fake really thinks she’s the Bartons‘ eldest daughter now, huh?

Nicole froze, then hurried to flatter her. “I just didn’t want to say the wrong thing in front of Grandpa.”

“I’ve got good news for you. Grandpa has contacted a lot of reporters and made special preparations for your birthday party. He’ll personally attend. Looks like he plans to publicly announce your identity as the Bartons‘ heir,” Danielle said calmly, clearly warning her.

Nicole covered her mouth in excitement. Finally.

Once I become the true Bartons‘ heir, I can’t wait to see what those people who look down on me will still dare to say.

“But…” Danielle spoke coldly. “Let me warn you in advance. I can make you Nicole, and I can also make it so you’re no longer Nicole. Understand?”

Nicole’s heart sank. She knew Danielle was threatening her. “What are you talking about? I’ll do everything you say.”

“Good.” With that, Danielle hung up.

Their plan was going smoothly. As long as they used this fake Nicole to seize all of Jeremy’s shares, Danielle and Chandler’s plan would succeed.

Now, they were just one final step away.

Once Jeremy officially confirmed Nicole as the heir, Danielle and Chandler could make Jeremy disappear completely.

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Chapter 269 The Birthday Party

They thought Jeremy had lived far too long.

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All these years, Chandler had been having people slowly poison Jeremy. He wouldn’t last much longer.

At Curtis’s place.

When Adriana got home, Curtis was sitting on the couch on a phone call. Seeing her, he reached out and pulled her into his arms. He then had her sit down and continued talking.

“Yeah. Follow the plan. Make sure everything’s arranged with the reporters,” Curtis said in a low voice to Kenneth.

After hanging up, Curtis pulled Adriana close and kissed her. “Still mad at me?”

Adriana nodded. “Next time, don’t turn off my alarm. I was late today.”

Curtis smiled and nodded. “I know. I was wrong.”

He knew when to bend. “I just thought pregnancy’s hard on you and wanted you to sleep a little longer. I even asked Denton. Your morning class was a language class. Your Pastalian is already solid…”

“That’s still not okay. Being late is disrespectful to the professor.” Adriana rubbed Curtis’s cheek. How could someone be this handsome?

She stared a little too long, then spoke softly. “Curtis, honestly, even if you weren’t a CEO, you could debut as a celebrity.”

Curtis leaned back on the couch and raised an eyebrow. “You’d really let me make a living off my face?”

Adriana laughed. “It’s not impossible… At least it’d be safe. You wouldn’t get pushed around by those people.”