Chapter 20 Birthday Banquet
The next day, at Lara's birthday party.
At eight o'clock in the evening, in the Voyage Hotel.
Although the banquet had just begun, most of the guests had already arrived.
In the luxuriously decorated hall, more than half of the influential and powerful people in Visstead were gathered here. Under the gorgeous crystal lamps, they toasted each other. Everyone dressed up, and it was very lively.
Lara was wearing a light purple hand-made embroidery dress. It was a tube dress. The lining only reached her ankles, and there were layers of transparent and soft gauze on the lining. The dress hung off her body lightly. She looked charming and beautiful.
She walked in the crowd with a glass of wine and greeted everyone.
She spoke gracefully and moved elegantly, and she was well-mannered. She looked like a perfect noble lady from a wealthy family.
All of a sudden, everyone was full of praise for her.
"Miss Chapman is really beautiful. She deserves to be the most popular young actress in the entertainment circle."
"Of course, she's not only beautiful, but also has a good boyfriend! The son of the Duncan Group is an outstanding young man."
"But she has her own strength. It's only been a few years since she debuted, but she has become so famous. Can anyone else be as successful as her?"
"The Chapman family is so lucky. Miss Chapman is so gorgeous and they will be related with the Duncan family by marriage. I'm afraid that the Chapman family will become the most powerful family in Visstead."
Hearing their whispers, Lara smiled with satisfaction.
After all, being praised by everyone was really something to be proud of.
People of the Chapman family were all very happy. Even Chloe felt very proud when she heard what people said.
She looked around at the guests in the hall and tilted her head slightly to ask Gianni, "Has Clarissa arrived here?"
Gianni said in a low voice, "Not yet."
Chloe frowned slightly.
Gianni muttered in a low voice, "Mom, will she come?"
"I think she will come." Lena said with a worried face, "Clarissa is a girl of her word. Maybe there's a traffic jam or something happens to her on the spot. Should we call her and ask her?"
Gianni sneered, "What could happen to her? We informed her two days ago. If she is busy with something, can't she handle it in advance?"
"What's more, it's not at the rush hour now. Why would there be a traffic jam? I think she just doesn't want to come on purpose. She's going to embarrass our family!"
Hearing this, Lena forced a smile.
"Actually, if she doesn't come, the other guests won't know anything. But we can't explain to Madison Richardson..."
Madison was the godmother of Clarissa's mother, Sierra. She was also the notary when Clarissa and Elliot signed the marriage contract.
The Richardson family was a well-known family in Visstead. Although its power was not as strong as before, it could not be underestimated, especially in the business world.
After all, Madison's maiden name was Levine. Everyone in Ascijan knew that the Levine family was powerful.
Although Madison had been married far away for many years, she had always been in touch with the Levine family. The Chapman family could not afford to offend her.
Chloe frowned. After a while, she said in a deep voice, "Call her and ask her where she is. Tell her that if she doesn't come, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Gianni cheered up. He replied quickly, "Okay." Then, he walked aside to call Clarissa.
At this time, Madison walked to Chloe with her grandson, Dawson Richardson.
"Why hasn't Clarissa come yet? You said that it was her who wanted to break up with Elliot, so I came here and have a look. Did you lie to me?"
The expressions of people in the Chapman family changed imperceptibly.
Chloe smiled flatteringly and said ingratiatingly, "How could it be? We dare not lie to you. Clarissa just called us and said that there was a traffic jam on the road and she would arrive later. When she comes, she will explain it to you clearly."
Madison glanced at them before she snorted coldly.
"It better be. If I find out that you bullied Clarissa, I won't let you go. You don't want to become the enemy of Richardson family, do you?"
The smile on Chloe's face froze. After a while, she nodded and said, "Of course."
Madison snorted unhappily and turned to leave.
Madison had just left when Gianni came back with his phone in his hand.
Chloe's face darkened and she asked, "How is it? Did she come?"
"Yes. She said that she would be here soon."
Only then did Chloe calm down and take a deep breath, "That's good. I'm sure she will not dare play any tricks."
At the same time.
David happened to give an invitation to Anderson.
"Mr. Jordan, today is the birthday of the daughter of the Chapman family. They invited you. Do you want to go there?"
David received this invitation two days ago. However, Anderson was very busy, and so was he, so he forgot to tell Anderson about it.
He didn't remember it until the banquet started. Then he gave the invitation to Anderson in a hurry.
Anderson raised his gaze from the documents on his desk and glanced at the names on the invitation.
"Will she go?"
David knew whom he was referring to without asking.
He replied quickly, "Yes, I saw Miss Chapman's name on the list."
Anderson's hand which was signing his name on the document paused. After a while, he nodded and said, "Prepare a gift. We'll go there later."
"Okay."
......
The atmosphere in the hall was lively.
But people in the Chapman family gradually felt uneasy.
The reason was that Clarissa hadn't arrived yet.
Madison sent people to ask Chloe several times, but every time Chloe told her that Clarissa would arrive soon.
However, more than an hour had passed and Clarissa had not arrived yet. Madison gradually lost her patience and almost suspected that the Chapman family was lying to her.
Just as she was about to lose her temper, she heard a noise coming from the door.
Everyone turned to look at the door curiously. When they saw the people standing at the door, they all gulped in surprise.
"Oh my god! Who's she? She is so beautiful!"
Clarissa was wearing a long dark blue dress.
This long dress set off her tall and slim figure perfectly. The patterns of sparkling stars seemed to extend from the hemlines to her waist, which made her waist look so slender.
Her sparing use of make-up made her delicate face gorgeous. Her slightly curly chestnut-colored long hair hung loosely over her shoulders, swaying gently as she walked.
She walked into the hall and stood still not far from the door. She looked at the guests in the hall with cold eyes, looking so indifferent and unemotional.
When some of the guests looked into her eyes, their hearts trembled. They actually felt so scared and wanted to stay away from her.
However, her face was too beautiful, and they were attracted by her unconsciously. Therefore, even if they were afraid, they braced themselves and didn't want to look away, hoping that they could look at her for a few more minutes.
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