The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife

Chapter 342 Destiny Brings Enemies Together

"It tends to be messy at the banquet, so let me tag along." Serenity suggested.

Madam Shaw was in a good mood. She smiled and said, "Sure, let's go together."

On the other hand, Julian was a little worried when he heard Madam Shaw was bringing Susan to the banquet. He wanted to follow as well, but his request was turned down by Madam Shaw. She said the banquet was for them madams to socialize. They never brought their significant others along, and he was no exception as well, even if he was Julian Shaw.

"Alright, alright. I'll keep my eyes fixed on Susie the whole time. I won't let anyone get close to her, okay?" Madam Shaw assured after she saw Julian was still worried.

"It's okay, Julian. I can take care of myself," Susan chimed in.

"I'll stay close to Susie," Serenity added.

Julian had no other choice but sighed and said," Alright, come back early."

The banquet was held in an idle villa.

The villa was decorated in advance, and it was brimming with a lively atmosphere both inside and outside.

There were quite a lot of ladies inside the villa by the time Madam Shaw and Susan arrived. One of the middle-aged woman dressed in an elegant dress walked up to them when she saw them.

"Finally you're here, Madam Shaw," the woman greeted, grinning. Then, she turned to Susan and said," This is your first time joining us, Mrs. Shaw. I hope you'll have a fun time."

"Thank you for having me here," Susan replied with a smile.

"And the lady over here?" The woman looked towards Serenity.

"She is my sister," Susan introduced.

The woman's eyes lit up. "So you are the daughter of Marshal Wrights. Happy to see you here, Miss. Wright."

Serenity just nodded her head.

Madam Shaw scanned around the villa, and then she asked, "Where is Madam Orlean, Madam Blake? I couldn't see her around."

Madam Blake knew where Madam Shaw was going. She chuckled and continued, "She was here. Maybe she went out to the garden to have a walk. She'll be back soon."

Before her voice died away, she turned around, and then she said, "Speak of the devil. Here she is."

Madam Shaw's eyes brightened up. Holding Susan’s hand, they walked towards Madam Orlean.

Serenity did not know what Madam Shaw was doing, s o she just followed as well.

"It's been so long, Madam Orlean," Madam Shaw greeting, offering her a fake smile.

Madam Orlean seemed to have put a lot of work into keeping her youth well. Her skin was glowing. When she saw Madam Shaw, an embarrassed smile crossed her face, causing crow’s feet to appear at the corner of her eyes and revealed her years.

"Madam Shaw," Madam Orlean said, flashing her an ingratiating smile, "Yeah, it’s been so long."

"Where is your daughter-in-law? I didn’t see her around."

Madam Orlean's face grew hot with embarrassment." Well, she isn't feeling well, so..."

"She isn’t feeling well?" Madam Shaw repeated, throwing an askance glance at Madam Orlean, "I heard that your family has not been very peaceful lately. You and she seem to be arguing all the time. I wouldn’t say a daughter from an influential family is not a good candidate, but not everyone is as lucky as m e to have Susie as a daughter-in-law. Not only that she has a great background, but she is also good-humored. I’m truly a lucky one."

Madam Orlean grew uncomfortable, but there was nothing she could say to fight back. As such, she could just nod.

A triumphant grin appeared on Madam Shaw’s face when she successfully made things difficult for Madam Orlean.

On the other hand, Susan was at a loss.

Madam Shaw led her to the couch. After that, she began to tell Susan the story between them with a smile, "Madam Orlean's daughter-in-law is the daughter of a Premier. She is no match for me in other aspects, so she used to compare the background of her daughter-in-law with me. No matter how angry I was, I couldn’t fight back since that's the truth. However, things have changed now. Your background is street ahead of her daughter-in-law, so she can't flaunt about her daughter-in- law anymore."

As she was talking, Madam Shaw suddenly stopped. She explained, "I'm not saying that you don't have a good background, it's just that..."

"I understand, mom,” Susan interjected, her eyes sparkled with disbelief.

Apparently, even those with higher social status love t o compare with each other. It was just that she never expected they could compare everything, including the background of their daughter-in- law.

"In any case, I finally can get back at her today," Madam Shaw said with a beaming face.

Susan chuckled. It had only occurred to her that this was the reason why Madam Shaw was so eager to attend this banquet. She had been waiting for this

moment for a long time already.

However, Susan was not affected by this kind of small matter. As long as Madam Shaw was happy, she was willing to cooperate with her.

Smilingly, Madam Shaw said, "Now that I've gotten even with Madam Orlean, we only have to sit down and wait for the banquet to end. Come here, Susie, have some cookies."

"Alright, mom," Susan replied. After that, she sat in the corner with Serenity, nibbling on the snacks as they rested.

Time passed by slowly in a serene and delightful manner when all of a sudden Madam Shaw rose to her feet and said, "Susie, I'm going to meet my friend over there. Will you two be fine staying here?"

"It's okay, mom." Susan nodded.

Madam Shaw then walked to the center of the crowd.

Susan and Serenity continued to feast on the snacks.

At the entrance.

“Cheer up, Mandy. We're here for the banquet, so let’s relax, okay?" Madam Ainsley lamented. Her heart ached when she saw the melancholic expression on Mandy's face which did not go along with her age.

"Mom, if you really want me to cheer up, then let me g o find Luke," Mandy replied. Her eyes were dull, and she was wilting as all the life had been sapped out of her.

"Mandy!" Madam Ainsley growled, "Didn’t I let you go and find Luke before? It is him who doesn’t want to see you! Can’t you see how the Jenkins has become already? I don't even know where Luke is. It's as if he has vanished into the thin air. Listen to me Mandy, you have to stop thinking about him. All you have to d o now is to take care of the baby. Your father and I’ll help you to raise him, and eventually, you and he will take over our company. Isn’t that very good?"

"But I just want Luke," Mandy said, her voice was raw.

She knew Luke hated her to the bone. The man was so cruel that he chased her out even though she was pregnant with his baby.

He did not want her anymore, and he did not want the baby either.

How could he be so cruel?

However, what made Mandy suffered the most was that no matter what Luke had done to her, she still loved him to the core.

She would rather die if she were to lose him forever.

"Can you stop being so stubborn? Even if I let you go and find him, where are you supposed to look for him when you didn't even know where he is right now?" Madam Ainsley said exasperatedly, "Mandy, I brought you here to the banquet today is to cheer you up. Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

Could you do me the favor and forgot Luke for a while?”

Mandy looked at her mother. She wanted to say she could not do it.

However, when she saw the worried frown on Madam Ainsley's face, she swallowed the word back to her stomach pit and said, "Okay."

It was only then Madam Ainsley heaved out a relieved sigh.

"Long time no see, Madam Ainsley. How have you been lately?" Madam Ainsley's friend walked up to greet her. She turned around to smile at her friend, and they began to chew the fat.

Mandy was a little annoyed by their conversation. After a while, she said, "Mom, I'm going to have a walk around. You guys have a good time."

"Alright, alright. Be careful.” Madam Ainsley replied simply before turning back to chat with her friend.