Chapter 104 May I invite you for the opening dance
The entrance of the banquet hall.
Nora and Asher stood side by side at the entrance of the banquet hall, with their figures reflected in the revolving glass door in front of them.
Asher turned his head to look at the woman by his side, his deep eyes landed on her incomparably attractive and delicate figure, and a trace of amazement crossed invisibly his eyes.
He reached out and bent his arm, and said in a deep tone, "Take my arm."
Nora hesitated for a second before she reached out and took him by the arm.
Out of courtesy, she attended the party as Asher's date tonight.
Asher couldn't help smiling as he had a rare glimpse of Nora's obedience.
The two of them walked through the doors of the ballroom side by side and instantly caused a stir in the hall.
Asher's tailored black suit showed off his perfect figure to the fullest, and he became the center of attention and caught everyone's eye as soon as he appeared.
Nora stood beside him but was not overshadowed by Asher's light at all.
She was in a long white dress, which outlined her exquisite figure, and her temperament was cool and elegant, making her as beautiful as a fairy who had mistakenly entered the mortal world.
As soon as they showed up, some reporters couldn't wait to gather around and point their microphones at Asher.
"Mr. Hawn, is the party tonight for Miss Smith?"
"Mr. Hawn, is there something good going on between you and Miss Smith?"
Clark had the insight and stopped the reporters, "Sorry, Mr. Hawn doesn't do interviews right now."
Nora turned slightly sideways and looked at Asher, "These reporters have so many questions."
Asher smiled faintly as his eyes fell on Nora's face, "As the fiancée of the president of the Hawn Group, you have to get used to such occasions."
Fiancée...
Why did he bring up this matter again?
Had she not made it clear enough before?
Nora changed the subject somewhat awkwardly, "By the way, how did you know that it was Jerome who had stolen the design and sold it to Marilyn?"
"Clark found it out." Asher narrowed his eyes slightly, his brows knitted slightly, "It's not that hard to find out, there are only a few people who know about the design of 'Ice and Fire'."
"But Jerome did not participate in the 'Ice and Fire' project." Nora said in confusion.
Had she not made it clear enough before?
Nora changed the subject somewhat awkwardly, "By the way, how did you know that it was Jerome who had stolen the design and sold it to Marilyn?"
"Clark found it out." Asher narrowed his eyes slightly, his brows knitted slightly, "It's not that hard to find out, there are only a few people who know about the design of 'Ice and Fire'."
"But Jerome did not participate in the 'Ice and Fire' project." Nora said in confusion.
"Wendy Lee is involved." Asher explained in a clear voice, "And Jerome is Wendy Lee's boyfriend."
"Oh, it explains the matter." Nora answered thoughtfully, "But why did Jerome do that? Once he was caught, not only would he lose his job, but he would also get Wendy involved."
Asher said calmly, "He said it was for money."
Selling out his girlfriend for money?
Well, perhaps money was indeed tempting, but... Nora still felt that it was not that simple.
When Nora was thinking about whether there was something fishy behind this, Asher suddenly spoke in a deep voice, "Now it's my turn to ask you."
"H'm?" Nora came back to the present moment and wondered, "What do you want to know?"
"What is the relationship between you and Nana?" Asher leaned in close to Nora and asked in a low and deep voice in her ear, " And when was that release form signed? Why didn't I know about it?"
Nora was stunned for a moment.
She couldn't tell Asher that she was Leo, could she?
After thinking about it, Nora smiled and blinked her big bright eyes playfully, "You can guess."
The scene of the two whispering fell into the eyes of Brittany who was not far away.
"Brittany, look at Nora's flirtatious look. Men fall for that." Lany exaggerated the story fuel to the fire aside.
Brittany was holding a glass of red wine in her hand and glaring at Nora with hatred, "Humph! She likes to seduce men, doesn't she? I will let her get her wish tonight."
"What you mean is..." Lany said with curiosity.
Brittany whispered in Lany's ear for a while and finally snorted coldly, "Tonight, I have prepared this big surprise for Nora and there will be a good show for her then!"
After listening to Brittany's plan, Lany suddenly understood and gave a thumbs up to Brittany, "Brittany, you are so intelligent! This way we can deal with Nora and not have anyone suspect us."
"That's for sure." Brittany looked smug.
"As soon as Annie succeeds, we'll call Asher and the press, and I'll show Asher how his good fiancée does such a shameful deed in front of so many people!"
Lany agreed, "Yes, how can a man as proud and noble as Asher allow his fiancée to cuckold him in public? At that time, Nora will certainly be expelled, won't she?"
"Asher is only bewitched by Nora's coquettish behavior and thus treats her like a treasure. I'll show him the true face of this woman in a moment!" Brittany said viciously.
"Yeah, once Asher sees Nora for what she is, he'll get rid of her. Brittany, Mr. Hawn will eventually come back to you. You will surely become the young mistress of the Hawn family by then." Lany said ingratiatingly.
Brittany nodded approvingly and looked around the ballroom, "By the way, where's Annie? Why isn't she here yet?"
Whether this could work or not would depend on Annie's performance tonight.
Annie was not going to fail them at the critical moment, was she?
Brittany was thinking about it when Lany pointed to the door of the ballroom and said with excitement, "Brittany, Annie is here! She's here with Bruce!"
Brittany nodded her head, her eyes filled with a fierce determination to win.
Nora, just you wait!
At eight o'clock, the party started on time.
The banquet hall resounded with melodious music. In the beautiful melody, the host walked on to the stage, "Welcome to the celebratory party held by the Hawn Group. First of all, let's give warm applause to the president of the Hawn Group, who will give us a speech."
Asher walked towards the stage with an elegant and calm pace to loud applause.
The light shone on Asher as if giving his whole body a golden glow. He was like a king on high, standing on a stage that only belonged to him and overlooking his people.
After clearing his throat, Asher said in a clear voice, "Thank you all for coming to tonight's celebratory dinner. Today is the official launch of the Hawn Group's 'Ice and Fire' jewelry collection, which marks the official opening of a new market for the Hawn Group in the jewelry world. There is one person I would like to thank for today's success."
When Asher said that, he paused and his deep eyes fell on Nora under the stage.
And then, his magnetic voice sounded again, "She is my fiancée - Nora."
There was thunderous applause as countless envious gazes gathered on Nora, making her slightly embarrassed.
Asher had actually said such affectionate words in the presence of so many people!
It was not that Nora felt nothing in her heart, but...
When Nora was lost in thought, Asher's voice as low and melodious as a cello sounded again, "Nora, may I invite you for the opening dance?"
