Urging Him to Get a Divorce novel Chapter 274

Aveline knew his last comment was about the dress and jewelry. She looked at him coldly, “It’s the Patriarch’s birthday banquet. Of course I had to come.”

Xavier smiled, “Of course. Only the Patriarch has enough face to get you here.”

Aveline recognized his passive–aggressive sarcasm, clearly blaming her for only coming because the Patriarch himself had asked, not for him. So she replied in kind,

“Exactly.”

Xavier kept smiling, unbothered, and greeted Jasmine and Julian, “Ms. Scott, Mr. Poole, please enjoy yourselves tonight.”

Jasmine and Julian replied almost in unison, “Mr. Beltran.”

Aveline found Xavier’s presence irritating, but he didn’t leave after the greeting. He just stood there and took a sip of his wine.

Finally, Fiona and Sebastian came over. After exchanging greetings, Fiona handed the wrapped Jade Cicada Amulet to Aveline.

Aveline didn’t spare Xavier another glance and went with Jasmine and Julian to wish the Patriarch a happy birthday.

Fiona stared at Xavier. He took a sip of wine and said coolly, “Ms. Harmon, have you taken an interest in my glass of wine?”

After speaking, he beckoned to a nearby waiter, signaling for him to bring over some wine.

Fiona let out a low scoff. “I just wanted to remind you that it would be best if certain people don’t show up tonight.”

Xavier smiled nonchalantly. Seeing the waiter approach with the wine, he said:

“Mr. Harmon, Ms. Harmon, please.”

Sebastian smiled, took two glasses of wine, and handed one to Fiona, giving her a look.

It was a signal for her not to embarrass Xavier at the Patriarch’s birthday banquet.

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Besides the Jade Cicada Amulet from Aveline, the three of them had also prepared a generous gift in the studio’s name: an antique vase worth over a million.

After Everglow Studio landed such a huge amusement park project, a million–dollar antique vase

was a small matter.

The Patriarch was surrounded by the younger generation of the. Although he wasn’t smiling, his expression was calm, making it impossible to tell if he was in a good mood.

Leona was the first to see Aveline approaching. The corner of her mouth twitched as she looked away without a word.

The others were looking at the painting Valentina and Mason had made for Rupert and didn’t

notice.

When Aveline approached, Brielle finally noticed and quickly said, “Grandpa, Aveline’s here.”

Rupert quickly looked up, a smile spreading across his face, “Good, good, good.”

When he saw Aveline, Jasmine, and Julian walking over together, but didn’t see Xavier with them, the smile that had just appeared on his old face immediately vanished.

“Where’s Xavier?”

Lauren heard the displeasure in Rupert’s voice. Confused as to why his mood had suddenly soured, she quickly scanned the banquet hall, found him, and said,

“Dad, Xavier is entertaining Mr. Harmon and the others.”

This explanation didn’t satisfy Rupert, because Sebastian and Fiona had already been here for a while and had given him their birthday wishes and gifts.

But Aveline was already in front of him, and Rupert quickly put on a smile to face her.

Aveline smiled, “Patriarch, happy birthday. Many happy returns of the day.‘

Rupert smiled and nodded, “Good, good, good. Thank you, my dear child.”

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As Aveline listened to Rupert’s very kind words and saw him looking at her with a loving smile, she felt both touched and sad.

The Patriarch truly liked her and treated her very well.

Jasmine and Julian also gave their birthday wishes.

The three of them presented their birthday gifts.

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