Revenge on My Heartless Husband and Daughter (Tiffany) novel Chapter 134

Chapter 134

In the ballroom, crystal chandeliers hang from the ceiling, and a band played quiet jazz music on an elevated stage. Servers walked around with trays of champagne flutes and mini appetizers. A group of businessmen made a beeline for Alexander, wanting to discuss potentially working for his company.

“This is my date and colleague, Olivia,” Alexander said, introducing

1. me.

The businessman eyed me, and I could tell that they knew of my past with Ethan. They all nodded at me in greeting but then turned back to Alexander to continue to talk to him.

I scanned the crowd, hoping that I saw a familiar face. My heart lifted in relief when I saw my friend Rose smile and wave at me from across the room.

“I see someone I know,” I muttered to Alexander. “I’ll leave you here to talk business.”

To my surprise, as soon as I began walking toward Rose, Alexander said goodbye to the man and started to follow me. He quickened his pace to keep up with me.

“Why are you in such a hurry?” Alexander demanded in a loud voice, catching the attention of the other guests.

They eyed us with interest since those words made it seem like we were much more than work colleagues. I even saw Rose’s eyebrows raise much to my embarrassment.

“Ah, I see Felipe,” Alexander said, finally slowing down.

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Felipe was another CEO of a company that ours did business with from time to time. He was grabbing two glasses of champagne, and when he saw Alexander, he began to make his way over to us.

I gestured to Rose as she walked up, looking pretty in a sleek black dress. I envied her for fitting in with the other well–dressed women at this event.

“I’m going to talk with my friend, Rose,” I said.

Alexander’s body relaxed when he saw that I had been walking toward a woman before. I wanted to roll my eyes.

When he put his hand on the small of my back, my stomach jolted. “I’ll leave you with your friend while I talk to Felipe,” he said.

I nodded.

“Hi, there,” Rose said.

We chatted for a while. The band increased their volume, and guests kept piling into the hall. Even though it was a big space, since I’d been trapped in the private room earlier today, I began to feel slightly claustrophobic. Rose seemed to notice and grabbed two champagne glasses off of a passing tray and handed me the cool glass.

“Would you like to get some air outside?”

“Yes,” I answered gratefully and followed her out onto a terrace that overlooked the dark night.

Lights twinkled below us as I breathed in the cool air. I gripped the stone railing and allowed the sharp wind to clear my head.

“You know, it’s good that you came with Alexander,” Rose said as she sipped her champagne.

“He’ll never take a divorced woman seriously,” the other woman said nastily. “The Green family would never allow a marriage that would stain their prestigious reputation.”

The two women laughed, and they moved on to other guests to gossip about.

Rose stared down at them with an outraged look on her face. She opened her mouth to yell at them, but I laid a hand on her arm to stop

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“Let them talk,” I said. “They’re only gossiping about me because they‘ re bored with their own pathetic lives.”

We looked back down as another woman ran out to the garden to join her friends.

“Did you guys see who Alexander Green is here with?” the woman asked.

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