Elizabeth

Also, can't he hide his dislike? Does it have to be so obvious? There's no sense of gentlemanliness!

I thought as I lowered the mirror on the roof of the car to prepare to fix my hair.

But at the sight of myself in the mirror, I almost screamed in terror.

Who is that red-eyed, tired-looking person in the mirror?

Jesus! I'm going out like this, no wonder Orlando hates me ...

"I ... I've just been so busy today that I haven't been able to bother to organize myself. I'm actually very image-conscious, it's not like that at all ..."

While this explanation sounded a bit feeble, I was hoping to barely salvage a bit of my image in Orlando's mind.

Obviously, the effect is not obvious.

Orlando glanced at me coldly once more without speaking, but his eyes told me clearly that he didn't believe my explanation at all.

I hung my head helplessly, wishing I could jump out of the car immediately and never be seen again.

Half an hour later, the car pulled up in front of a villa in isolated terrain.

"Get out of the car." He ordered me as he opened the car door.

I, who was still observing my surroundings, opened the door and got out of the car as soon as I was instructed to do so.

Just as I walked into the villa, I was shoved directly in front of a stylishly dressed man by Orlando.

"Get her sorted, and be quick."

"Understood."

It was just a simple two-sentence conversation and I was taken straight away by the man and a couple of his assistants behind him.

At the moment, I'm sitting in a reclining chair with a million hands in my face, on my head, over and over.

The minutes passed.

I don't know how long it took, during which I accidentally fell asleep a few times, but by the time I came out of complete wakefulness, I was standing with Orlando in front of the hotel where the charity gala was being held.

The stylist picked out a yellow sheath sarong for me, and the yellow diamond earrings harmonized with the dress.

This stylish had a great eye and the makeup he created for me was on the lighter side, elegant and exactly according to the standards of the etiquette of a noble lady.

I stole a glance at Orlando, who was standing next to me.

He had changed into a simple, yet sophisticated tailored suit that instantly concealed his sturdy physique, and instead had more of the elegance only an aristocratic gentleman could possess.

He stood there casually, not opening his mouth to say a word, yet he had already caught the eyes of many women at the party.

The single women, from the moment they saw Orlando, had eyes that lit up with adoration.

So passionate was the stare that I couldn't help but shudder.

Why did I get the feeling that the women were looking at Orlando more like hungry wolves staring at a tasty goat?

After we stepped into the party hall, not only the women, but even the men started to approach Orlando on their own accord.

Orlando, as the man in charge of the Grant family, is a symbol of noble power.

The main reason these men would be so enthusiastic about Orlando was that they hoped to gain Orlando's admiration so that they could work out some project with the Grants.

Such socializing is very boring.

But as Orlando's date, I had to keep a polite smile for everyone, no matter how bored I was.

But there were so many people coming to see Orlando that my smile started to get stiffer and stiffer and I was almost on the verge of holding on.

Orlando could see my discomfort and gestured for me to find a place to rest.

I managed to find a quiet corner to get ready to rest when I ran into the two people I least expected to see.

I couldn't help but give an impatient look when Kyra appeared in front of me with Jason's arm intimately in her hand.

Jason POV.

Elizabeth immediately caught my attention when she walked into the party hall with Orlando's hand on hers.

I didn't expect her to act intimate with another man and even dress so brightly and beautifully just after she broke up with me.

I have to say, Elizabeth was beautiful today.

As soon as she appeared, I felt the eyes of most of the men at the party gather on her.

It made me uncomfortable as if my long-cherished treasures were suddenly coveted by others.

Of course, the thing I couldn't stand the most was the man standing next to Elizabeth, who was even holding the man's hand intimately.

But that man is not someone I can mess with.

Orlando Grant, head of the Grant family in power and the head of the city's nobility.

Whether it's a company from the city or an outside company that wants to do business here, they have to get his approval or it definitely won't go over well.

In the business world, everyone wants to be a partner of the Grant family.

Because once you maintain a close relationship with the Grant family, you will have access to the best resources in the business world, and unimaginable respectability.

That was why both men and women had offered their warmest greetings to Orlando from the moment he appeared.

In fact, I'd love to go and say hello to Orlando or even work out some sort of project.

But I'm currently just the owner of a start-up company, and the first requirement for working with the Grant family is that it has to be a public company with a huge industry.

I don't have the qualifications for now.

Looking at Elizabeth intimately holding Orlando, who I couldn't get close to in any way, I was feeling more than simply angry at this point.

I kept a close eye on their movements and finally waited until Elizabeth left Orlando's side and sat alone in a corner.

I took Kyra to Elizabeth's face.