Let Me Stay The Night

Chapter 144 An Upset Xenia

The man snorted icily. “Stop putting up an act. I’ve heard everything clearly! You are obviously after my money. I will withdraw the investment I gave Steele Group!”

Miranda panicked when she heard he wanted to withdraw his capital.

Losing both the rich son-in-law and his funds would be catastrophic for their family.

She immediately went after him. “Please forgive Emilia. I promise she won’t complain again no matter what you want her to do.”

The man ignored her, and his bodyguards came forward to stop Emilia and Miranda from getting any closer to him.

Emilia’s hurried pace caused her high heels to catch on the hem of her dress, and the fabric tore with a loud rip. A sizable gap opened up behind her, leaving her feeling exposed and embarrassed.

She climbed to her feet and staggered to the door.

She couldn’t afford to let him leave. It was hard for her to find a rich and foolish man like him. She really thought he was the one who could provide for her.

No matter how hard she yelled, the man refused to look back. He hopped onto his vehicle which was worth tens of millions and drove away,

Emilia halted in her tracks to discover that her body felt chilly. Looking down, she was shocked to see that the gap in her dress had widened as she ran out, and her body was almost naked.

At the entrance, people were staring at her lecherously. Emilia let out a horrified scream and fled back into the hotel.

Her reputation and image as a graceful socialite were instantly ruined.

Back in the dressing room, Emilia flung her arms around Miranda and wailed, “Mom, it was all Christina’s fault! She has destroyed my wedding! My husband ran away, and Dad yelled at me! Christina wanted me to suffer! Look at my dress. She must’ve done it on purpose to humiliate me!”

Emilia’s loud wails filled the air and her resentment was palpable.

convinced that Christina had plotted everything

wasn’t your fault. You’re still young and pretty, so I’m sure you’ll find more opportunities to get to know more

seek comfort. “Mom, you must take

and vowed, “I won’t let

seek revenge the next

under the radar.

that happened last night was kept under the lid. It was most probably Emilia’s

144 An

it as he didn’t want his

should have been hiding at home, away from

any attention to that as she was entirely focused on her work.

the design draft, she would need

down with work. During their lunch break at noon, Xenia took a break to make

pantry, chatting with each other. When they noticed Xenia, they approached her and praised

You’re

who is talented enough to create final products that are

praises, especially since

trying to flatter her. Whenever she wanted a cup of coffee, someone would always offer to make it for her and

need to get back to work.” Xenia held her coffee-smugly and

Anna

discovered that Christina would discuss work-related matters with Anna, which made her suspect that Christina had deliberately chosen to

saw her walking into the room. “Xenia, have you completed the embroidery

can’t finish everything on my own” Xenia

always get assigned the most demanding tasks like embroidery, while Anna only gets to sew simple stuff. I keep pricking my fingers until they bleed, and the most upsetting thing is that Christina never seems to care about me. She only cares about whether the fabric has been stained with my blood. Christina might be young, but I think she’s quite snobbish. No wonder she became the group leader at a young age as she’s good at trimming

that crossed her face, Christina replied calmly, “I know embroidery can be demanding work. You’ll be responsible for the curve

Xenia had no