Reclaiming the CEO's Heart

Chapter 89 Unveiling Hidden Agendas

Chapter 89 Unveiling Hidden Agendas

Tonight's charity banquet was entirely organized by the Olsen family. While the Olsen family claimed to

donate ten percent of the auction proceeds to charity, everyone knew that the Olsen family was

currently facing some financial difficulties and using the auction to generate cash.

Within their social circle, this was an open secret. The old master of the Olsen family had always been

known for his discerning eye and had a penchant for collecting treasures from a young age. The Olsen

family had quite a few hidden treasures.

Rarely, this time, the old master of the Olsen family was being exceptionally generous. Everyone in the

circle received the invitation and naturally attended. Even those without money wanted to come and

have a look at the collections. It was rumored that the Adams mansion was also participating in the

auction.

Avery and Isabella arrived just in time. Isabella leaned out of the car window and said, "I'll park the car

and join you upstairs. Save me a seat up front."

"Alright."

Isabella had never attended such an event before. She thought it would be like trying to find a good

seat in a university lecture, where positions were arranged in advance.

Generally, seating was divided in two ways: by social status or based on charitable contributions.

Fortunately, she had arranged for Isabella to make a donation in advance, so she also had a place. It

wasn't a matter of sitting wherever she pleased.

However, Avery overlooked one thing. She was stopped at the door.

"Lady, do you have an invitation?" It wasn't that the security guard wanted to make things difficult for

Avery. After all, who attended an event like this without wearing formal attire? It was unheard of for

someone to show up in a down jacket, especially with a few feathers sticking out.

Avery calmly replied, "It's with my friend."

"I'm sorry, lady. Please wait for your friend to come in together."

This kind of event was relatively private, and Avery understood the security guard's duty.

As the arriving guests entered, many of them glanced at her to some extent. Avery stood tall,

composed, and unfazed.

Just then, Sarah appeared with Layla on her arm. From a distance, Avery heard Sarah's voice. "Layla, I

saw that dress in an interview. They said it's adorned with a total of 3650 real diamonds, each one

representing Mr. Hill's love for you. I envy such a childhood sweetheart kind of love."

Avery's fingers dug deep into her palm, but she felt no pain. She had always thought that the Starry

Night was designed by Jacob for her, and she believed he embedded so many real diamonds for the

aesthetics. Now, she knew it was a tribute to his past with Layla.

So, Jacob had admired Layla as early as ten years ago.

Layla was surrounded by several extravagantly dressed women. Their eyes met, but Layla coldly

looked away.

She didn't want any involvement with Avery so as not to let anyone know about her past with Jacob.

Sarah had a different mindset. That day at the dinner party, Avery had made everyone unhappy. After

waiting so long for the Adams family's bankruptcy, she had now cozied up to Layla. She didn't even

consider Avery worth her attention.

"Isn't this our genius scholar? How did you end up dressed like this? From a distance, I thought you

were a homeless person."

The security guard, at an inappropriate moment, chimed in, "Mrs. Li, do you know this young lady? She

doesn't have an invitation. If you know her, you can enter together."

Layla coldly replied, "I don't know her."

Sarah took advantage of the situation to add fuel to the fire and instructed the security guard, "Keep

your eyes wide open. Don't let any paupers sneak in. It's almost New Year's, and who knows, they

might be so desperate that they're trying to steal something. If there's any loss, you won't be able to

make up for it in your lifetime."

The security guard nodded and bowed repeatedly to them. "Yes, yes, thank you for the reminder, miss."

The group of people rolled their eyes and went in. The security guard was about to urge Avery to leave

when John, who was outside smoking, saw the scene and quickly stopped him.

The security guard hurriedly let Avery in.