Go After My Ex-wife

Chapter 289 The Grand New Year's Dinner Party Had Begun

The New Year's Eve had finally arrived in the expectation of everyone.

The Harvey family's special New Year's dinner party, organized by Belle and Rosa, officially came.

Early in the morning, the servants and staffs in Harvey Mansion all started to get busy after the meeting

in Ink Garden.

Belle and Rosa explained the main points at the meeting. After that, they sat in the office, preparing big

fat checks and counting the gift list.

According to regulations, everyone who visited Harvey Mansion would receive a big fat check and gifts.

This showed the wealthy of a rich family. This 20-million-dollar dinner party had already attracted the

media and entertainment reporters. They all came over.

Since 8:00 in the morning, the gate of Harvey Mansion had been filled with usherettes, big banners and

colorful flags fluttering in the wind.

All kinds of luxury cars began to drive in slowly. Soon, the underground parking lot was full of cars.

Later, a few parking spaces were temporarily opened.

In this party, the Harvey family only invited some dignitaries from A City and some old friends of the

Harvey family. It was so grand and lively. Belle tried her best to meet Grandma’s requirements.

Belle and Rosa stood at the gate of Ink Garden, waiting for the arrival of the members of the Harvey

family. Here was where the Harvey family greeted the guests.

From a distance, Belle watched Evan come over with his wife and Martin.

They walked over from the path outside the gate of Ink Garden.

Evan was not as tall and burly as Hudson, but he was well-proportioned and his facial features were

straight, especially those shrewd eyes that always showed a shrewd look when he looked at people.

Belle glanced at Ink Garden’s clock. It was exactly nine o'clock. They were very punctual.

"Mr. Evan, Madam, please come here." Belle greeted them and made a gesture of invitation, smiling

politely.

"Okay." Evan looked at Belle, smiled meaningfully, and nodded kindly.

Belle led them to stand in front of Rosa on the left. Then Rosa distributed the corsages in her hands to

each of them, doing a demonstration to make them stick on the left chest.

Generally, only the son and grandson of the host's family would welcome guests.

After settling down Evan, Belle stood on the right and waited for Paige’s arrival. In fact, Hudson was

still in the ward and couldn't stand up at all. So only Paige and Calvin would come.

But after a long time, Calvin and Paige still didn’t come. After 9:30, the guests were going to the

reception room and conference center of Ink Garden. It would be very insincere if the host didn't stand

in front to greet them.

Belle stood alone on the right. Seeing that another 20 minutes had passed, she still didn’t see Paige

and Calvin. Then she felt a little anxious.

If they didn't come, she, an outsider, couldn’t stand here to greet the guests.

The invitation and the detailed process had already been sent to them.

Belle stood a little uneasily, staring outside. According to the normal procedure, after arranging Paige

and Calvin, she would go to the backstage to prepare for the welcome ceremony. After all, all the

guests would have a rest in the lounge. At eleven, they would enter the conference center. She and

Rosa would be the organizers. During the period, Evan and Calvin would be invited to give welcome

speeches, and then answered questions from reporters and media. Then there would be lunch. The

dinner was the reunion meal, which was the key point. They would dine in the tents on the central

island, and then the three-day banquet started.

The performances on the New Year's Eve, all kinds of plum appreciation, and fireworks would be the

climax. There would be a lottery session in the next few days. Except for the celebrities who were

present in the business and political circles, Belle was ingenious and invited some orphans, widows

and elderly people to the party from the orphanage and welfare home. She made other arrangements.

She prepared a charity donation activity. She didn't want the 20 million dollars of Harvey Corp. to be

wasted in such a meaningless way. Instead, it was better to help those in need.

At 9:29, Belle saw Rhys come over. He was gentle and elegant. Belle was stunned. This point was

neither the arrival point of the guests nor the arrival of the host. He actually came at this point. He had

seized the opportunity. So smart.

Belle understood his intentions. He wanted to protect her. For the next three days, he was her lover.

This was very rare for Rhys, who had been always mysterious, to appear in public so publicly.

When some media reporters saw Rhys coming, they rushed over to take pictures, but were blocked by

Rhys.

"Belle, it's very good, with joy and style." Rhys approached with a smile and praised. He left here early

last night because of something. Now, he came here early today. He should come here at half past ten.

But he was worried about Belle, so he came now.

"Thank you." Belle said and smiled, "Rhys, I'm sorry. I made you be taken of the pictures."

Someone took pictures of them. Belle felt guilty and said in a low voice embarrassedly.

"I've said I’m willing to do everything for you. You're still talking this to me. Are you trying to make me

angry and unhappy?" Rhys' face was full of reproach. Although he reproached, his tone was very

gentle.

Belle smiled and was speechless.

"Belle, you should dress appropriately. Come on, put down your work first. I will take you to the dress

company to find a special designer. It will be done in an hour soon, and it will not delay your work." He

looked at her wearing the same coat from last night. Although she had the same temperament, it still

looked a little plain. The people who came were all big shots. Wearing like this really couldn't show any

elegance. Belle was not favored by the Harvey family. But now she was his woman, so she couldn't

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"No, Rhys." Belle didn't care about her clothes. When Rhys was pulling her away, she objected

anxiously.

"Ahem, ahem." A heavy voice came from behind. Belle looked up, then she saw Calvin standing behind

her expressionlessly. His eyes were cold. After he coughed, he said solemnly, " The banquet is about

to start. You’re still chatting here. If you don’t want to host this event, just say it earlier. Since you’re

standing here, you must pay attention to your actions and don’t ruin Harvey Mansion’s reputation.”

His eyes were stern. He was indifferent. Although he was talking to Belle, he didn't even look at her. He

just turned his eyes to Rhys.

Belle knew that being too close to Rhys on this occasion was not good, so she didn't refute. She just

pursed her lips.

Rhys raised his eyebrows in a very gentlemanly manner. His eyes were calm. He also looked at Calvin.

The two men looked at each other for a while, then each withdrew their gazes. Neither of them paid

any attention to the other.

"Calvin, please stand in this position."

Belle was most afraid of this situation. She made some arrangements to avoid it on purpose, but she

didn't expect Rhys to come so early.

"Also, this corsage is worn on the left chest." After Calvin cooperated with her to stand at the

designated position, Belle handed the corsage to him and said softly.

Calvin stood proudly and did not reach out to pick it up.

Belle was a little embarrassed. She looked down and saw that he was wearing white gloves. Knowing

that it was not easy for him to put it on, she wanted to ask Rosa to come and help him put it on, but

Rosa and Martin were on the other side, chatting with each other. It was obviously not good to disturb

her.

Belle had to pass the rest corsages in her hand to Rhys, who was standing beside her. She held the

corsage in the other hand, then she tore the adhesive side and stuck it to his chest.

Their suits were all handmade and extremely expensive. Belle didn’t dare to use sharp needles for fear

of damaging the suits. She only used glue, so that it could be cleaned off after the suits were sent to

the cleaners.

Belle carefully aimed at the top of his left front chest. After attaching the corsage carefully and

meticulously, she was worried that it would not stick firmly, so she pressed it lightly with her hand.

Feeling a cold gaze shot at her, she was shocked. Then she couldn't help looking up. She just saw

Calvin looking at the ring finger of her right hand.

Belle's face turned red. She hurriedly retracted her hand and bent her fingers into her palm.

The icy cold feeling in the palm of her hand made her heart ache instantly.

She was wearing the one of the couple rings on the ring finger of her right hand, and the oversized

diamond caused a pain in the palm of her hand.

This diamond rings were still the unique couple rings in the world customized by Calvin when they were

in love in Hawaii. They were the only two rings in this world. He once said that she would not be

allowed to take it off and would wear it forever, so she always wore it. Then it had become a habit after

wearing it for a long time. She never thought of taking it off. It was not until Calvin looked at her hand

that she realized it, but it was too late.

In the panic, she unconsciously looked at the ring finger of his left hand. He was wearing the other of

the couple rings on his left hand. Just looking at it like this, Belle felt that her heart skipped a beat. Her

face turned red. She turned her head, took a few steps back and stood still.

At this moment, she saw a golden light shining in front of her. The sound of high heels mixed with

steady footsteps was very ear-piercing.

This voice made Belle feel very uncomfortable. The moment she looked up, she saw Paige, who

dressed in makeup, walking over with Tristan's family with a smile on her face.

Jennifer wore the red cheongsam, with her hair tucked behind her head. Besides, she was wearing a

large mink fur, carrying an exquisite and expensive handbag in one hand and holding Tristan’s arm in

the other. Tristan was in a suit and leather shoes. With a high-spirited face, Jennifer showed a proud

and noble smile on her face. Seeing this, Belle felt upset.

Even more eye-catching was Lexie walking in the middle.

She was wearing a black dress with a V-neck and a large pleated veil. Although it was winter, she still

exposed her cleavage. She wore light pink veil, with a green mink coat. She looked mature, charming

and seductive.

Her face with makeup looked so beautiful. She did the popular hair style. The corners of the hair were

braided, and the earlobe and beautiful neck were just exposed. The two large diamond earrings were

shaking while she was walking, emitting a dazzling light. It was really beautiful.

Lexie's dress was really innovative and extravagant, which was in line with the identity of Mrs. Harvey.

Since she appeared at the gate of Ink Garden, she caught everyone's attention.

Hanna also stood beside her in a beautiful dress, holding a beautiful little umbrella for her.

Lexie was surrounded by a group of dignitaries like Paige, looking so gorgeous.

Immediately, all the media reporters swarmed up and surrounded her.

Belle lowered her head, took a step back, and glanced at the long dress that looked like a maternity

dress on her. This comparison was simply huge. There was a wry smile on her face. Lexie was born in

a wealthy family and had a prominent family background. Tristan would soon be the mayor of A City. As

Paige said, she could only blame her family for not having a background. This was her fate. She

couldn't blame others.

Thinking of her mother on the hospital bed, Belle gradually calmed down. She hid her right hand in the

pocket of her woolen coat and stubbornly took off the diamond ring with her thumb. Because of the

force, her face was red.