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

Chapter 169 Can We Enjoy Our Lives in Peace

Julian's frown deepened.

Susan's facial expression worsened too.

Isabelle realized that she had said something wrong. She soon tried to save the scene. "What I mean is... I'm Susie's cousin."

"Yes, you're just her cousin, and you got in touch with her again only a month ago." Julian glanced at the waiter beside him calmly. "Susie and I have some other things to deal with. Bring her to table 165." Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

"Alright," the waiter replied swiftly.

Isabelle bit her lower lips for she knew that she could not dispute that anymore. So she left rather reluctantly.

Susan looked at Isabelle as she disappeared from her sight. She could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

She did not have a bad impression of Isabelle before. But she started to observe Isabelle more closely after Julian's reminder.

She realized that Isabelle did indeed have her eyes on Julian.

Susan could not help but glance at Julian. "It's true that beauty brings nothing but trouble."

Julian's eyebrows twitched. He could not help but pinch Susan's cheek. "You should really stay away from her since you know that perfectly well."

"I did that indeed." Susan shoved Julian’s hand away a s she appeared quite annoyed. "But she came looking for me out of her own accord. I couldn’t bring myself t o ignore her."

“Let me handle her directly next time," Julian said.

"Got it," Susan replied.

After that, they found themselves surrounded by other guests. They soon started to attend to the other guests.

In a remote corner, Isabelle was seen looking at both Julian and Susan while biting her lower lip vigorously.

Julian was indeed a cruel person.

He claimed to let go of the past, and he was indeed quite harsh on her.

Was Little Flower really insignificant to him?

Isabelle would never believe that.

But what else could she do even if she refused to believe that? She could only sit there in the corner and watch how both Susan and Julian became the spotlight of the day.

Previously, the same thing happened at Old Master Leeds's birthday party.

At last, she tried her best and plotted her scheme. Still, she did not get what she wanted.

She could not bring herself to reconcile with that fact.

"Mr. Shaw is indeed nice to his wife.” Someone else was having a discussion beside her.

"I think so too. Just look at him. He never lets his wife leave his sight!"

“I heard that Mr. Shaw has finally settled down and found his one true love. I didn’t believe that at first. But now when I look at it...”

"I wonder what kind of a person Mrs. Shaw is. How could she get a man like Mr. Shaw to stay beside her always?”

They enjoyed their discussion. But Isabelle's facial expression worsened as time went by.

If Susan was not there, Isabelle felt that she would certainly be Mrs. Shaw. The person who everybody envied would certainly be her. 2

Isabelle appeared rather savage and cunning at that moment, but she suppressed her emotions.

Now, Susan was guarding herself against Isabelle because of that message she sent Julian. Hence, Isabelle needed to calm herself down and tried her best to look for a chance slowly.

Moreover, she did not get to show her true abilities yet. Isabelle soon found Madam Shaw from among the crowd. Her smile deepened.

If she could not tackle both Julian and Susan, she still had another way. She would start with Madam Shaw then.

The party began officially.

There was a gigantic screen around 100 square meters at the front part of the hall which held a thousand guests. Susan's designs were shown continuously on the screen.

Susan was deeply embarrassed when she saw that before, but she got used to it as time went by.

It was halfway through the party that Julian led Susan to the front part of the hall.

The guests could not help but put down their forks and spoons.

The most important moment had come. It was a grand event, and certainly Julian was going to announce some important things.

Lanyard Construction had such a powerful and influential status in Ningcheng City. Now, Julian was going to announce some news solemnly, and it might influence the entire economy in the city. So they needed to listen to Julian carefully.

Luke put down his fork and spoon too. He looked at that person before the screen subconsciously.

He did not care what kind of news Julian was going to announce later.

He only allowed himself to indulge in Susan's face rather greedily.

It had been a long while since he met Susan during Old Master Leeds’s birthday party. He felt like it was a n eternity away when he met Susan again like that. H e was in a daze.

Mandy noticed how Luke focused his entire attention on Susan. Her facial expression worsened too.

She gritted her teeth harshly so as to calm herself down for fear that she might embarrass herself there.

There was a deep silence.

Julian grabbed the microphone.

"Thank you for attending today’s party," Julian smiled faintly. "It's my pleasure to be able to share with you one moment in my life which I’m most proud of."

The great moment had come.

Julian would certainly announce some groundbreaking news. Everybody was all ears.

"I'm sure you all know of this event.” Julian looked toward Susan proudly. He seemed to be immensely proud of Susan. "My wife—Susan won the first price during the design competition which ended yesterday. I'm proud of her. Our Lanyard Construction i s also proud of her."

The way Julian boasted about her and himself embarrassed Susan deeply. She was greatly awkward.

She lowered her head for a long time. However, she did not manage to escape that scene. Hence, she could only smile awkwardly.

The entire audience gave them a round of applause.

They knew of that event indeed.

Now, Julian would certainly announce the truly important news.

Everyone was waiting patiently.

"That’s it. I'm grateful to you all for attending today's dinner party," Julian smiled. "Please continue to enjoy the performance and the meals.”

After that, Julian held Susan's hand and returned to their seats calmly.

The others were left speechless.

Was that it?

"Did he organize this party...just to celebrate Susan's success?"

After a short while, someone spoke up in a daze.

"It seems...like it."

"Oh gosh!"

The Shaws were holding a party for the first time in ten years. It was a grand feast that held a thousand guests. They had such grandeur and prestige just to celebrate Susan's success in winning the competition.

Someone could not help but throw a glance at the dining table beside them. "Look! The mayor is here too. He might have thought that Lanyard Construction

was going to have a big announcement. But..."

They turned to look at the mayor. Then, they saw his worsened facial expression.

It seemed like the mayor was rather speechless too when he realized the truth.

The gentlemen had complicated feelings.

On the other hand, the ladies had much simpler thoughts.

"Mr. Shaw is indeed extremely good to his wife!"

"Darling, I won the female equestrian competition a few days ago. Could you help me celebrate it?"

"Mr. Shaw is not only generous with his money. Take a look at yourself. Other than the few instances when he’s talking to the others, he has his eyes only for his wife."

"If you could do half as much as him or even one-tenth of that, I'll be over the moon."

At that moment, all the women envied Susan. The gentlemen were quite helpless as they were being scolded by their wives.

They attended a party, and they were made jealous because of the passionate love between Julian and Susan.

They wondered whether they could just enjoy their lives in peace too.