Chapter 147: Chapter 147 Chapter 147: Chapter 147 And so, another person wanted to see Keira Olsen’s marriage certificate.
Keira Olsen, supporting Mrs. Olsen, and accompanied by Jalen Riley, quickly arrived at the rest room.
Jalen Riley was still muttering, “Did your husband co? If he did, later on you should make a grand appearance together to clarify those rumors…”
Mrs. Olsen nodded, “That’s exactly what Keira intends.”
Keira Olsen ignored their words and directly pushed open the door of the rest room…
Then she found that it wouldn’t budge?
The door to the rest room had been locked from the inside!
This rest room was reserved for Old Mrs. Horton, but the old lady was in the front hall. Who could be in there?
Just as she thought this, she heard the door unlock with a “click” and out walked Isla Olsen in a pale pink gown.
Upon seeing Keira Olsen and Mrs. Olsen, she raised an eyebrow, “Mom, Keira, what brings you here?”
Keira Olsen raised an eyebrow, and Mrs. Olsen explained, “Keira’s purse is in here, we ca to fetch it…”
“Then you might have to wait for a mont.”
Isla’s smile was especially radiant. She looked at Keira Olsen and slowly said, “Mrs. Horton is inside, changing her dress!”
Keira Olsen was slightly startled, “Who?”
Isla’s smile grew even brighter, “Mr. Horton’s wife, Mrs. Horton! Mr. Davis personally escorted her here, and he had even asked to prepare a gown for my auntie. Didn’t I ntion it? Tonight, Mr. Horton will reveal who his wife is…”
Tom Davis personally escorted her…
Keira Olsen’s brows furrowed slightly.
Mrs. Olsen, seeing this, frowned, “Then let Keira go get her purse.”
Isla purposely made a regretful face, “Mom, this room is exclusively for Great Grandmother’s use, and I found out just now that only the Hortons can enter to rest here. Besides, my auntie is unwell and cannot bear drafts. She’s not dressed yet, so it’s best not to disturb the hostess, right?”
She deliberately emphasized the word “hostess,” then looked at Keira Olsen with a sly smile on her lips, “So everyone will just have to wait a mont.”
Then she walked over and linked arms with Mrs. Olsen, “Mom, in this house, Mr. Horton is the person in power. So, strictly speaking, my auntie is indeed the true hostess of this ho. Even I cannot disobey her orders. So, waiting a bit is necessary. Keira, you don’t mind, do you?”
“…”
Keira Olsen, seeing her brazen manner, found it laughable, “Are you sure the person inside is really Mrs. Horton?”
“Of course.”
Isla confidently said, “How could I not be sure of sothing like that? Mr. Horton got married two years ago, and the person rumored to be his wife has always been my auntie. The whole Horton family knows about it! It’s just that soone has always refused to believe it, still dreaming of transforming from a sparrow to a phoenix!”
“Isla!”
Mrs. Olsen scolded, “Mind your language!”
Isla just scoffed, “Mom, Keira’s last na is Olsen after all. I’m just worried that she might make a fool of herself again today and tarnish the Olsen family’s reputation. What’s more, you’ve always taught us since we were young that we should take what we can get, but mustn’t covet things that don’t belong to us.”
Mrs. Olsen imdiately furrowed her brow and said morosely, “So you do rember what I said.”
But how had Isla changed into soone unrecognizable like this?
Yet Isla did not grasp the implications of her words.
While several people were talking, there was movent in the room, and soon the door opened to reveal a slender girl in a blue evening dress.
Keira Olsen looked at her.
She saw a pretty girl with delicate features, the epito of a genteel beauty; her skin had an unnaturally pale tint and her fra was thin and frail. At the mont, she stood there sowhat frantically, looking around with a confused and helpless expression.
Seeing so many people in front of her, she wanted to say sothing but seed too afraid to speak, especially because everyone’s gaze was on her, making her stand there awkwardly, too scared to move.
There was an irresistible urge to feel pity for her.
Jalen Riley imdiately leaned over to Keira Olsen and whispered so only they could hear, “That’s Madeleine Davis!”
Isla Olsen called out, “Auntie, have you changed your clothes?”
Madeleine Davis seed unsure how to respond to these remarks, just nodding woodenly before pulling at her dress insecurely as if trying to cover the exposed skin.
Her voice was tiny and timid, “Is this dress really okay?”
As she spoke, everyone’s attention was drawn to the evening dress she wore.
The pale blue magnified the unhealthy whiteness of her skin, but the dress hung loosely on her excessively thin fra, resembling a child in adult’s clothing, bringing a sense of ridicule.
Upon closer inspection of the dress…
Mrs. Olsen suddenly furrowed her brows and turned to look at Keira Olsen.
She saw that not only were their dresses of the sa color sche, but the styles were also strikingly similar!
Isla Olsen quickly assured, “It looks very pretty!”
Madeleine Davis pointed timidly at Keira Olsen, “Actually, she looks better in it… Should I change into another one?”
At that remark, Isla Olsen laughed openly, looking defiantly at Keira Olsen, “Keira, what a coincidence, you and the auntie are wearing the sa dress. However, the auntie is today’s hostess. Shouldn’t you change your dress to show so respect?”
This was a basic etiquette for attending a banquet.
Usually, guests would inquire in advance what the host would wear to avoid such embarrassing situations.
That was precisely what Mrs. Olsen had been about to say…
But she didn’t know how to express it without hurting Keira Olsen’s self-esteem.
Keira Olsen didn’t feel humiliated at all and sneered, “Two days ago, when Great Grandmother was selecting this dress for , you were there, so did you do this on purpose?”
Isla Olsen wasn’t afraid to be called out and spoke boldly, “I just thought this dress suited the hostess of the Horton family better.”
She stared straight at Keira Olsen, “Keira, are you trying to outshine the Horton family’s hostess?”
Keira Olsen’s face darkened.
Mrs. Olsen took a deep breath and suddenly said, “Keira, I’m not feeling well, weren’t you here to fetch your bag? Take it, and let’s leave. You can drive ho first.”
This was the first ti she used such a commanding tone with Keira Olsen.
Keira Olsen was briefly stunned, looking at her in surprise, “Mrs…”
“Keira, if you still regard as your elder, then listen to and leave with ,” Mrs. Olsen insisted, taking her hand. “Keira, I can’t stand by and watch you be humiliated.”
Keira Olsen’s jaw tightened as she sighed, “Mrs., can we look at the marriage certificate first, then decide?”
Mrs. Olsen didn’t understand why she was so insistent on seeing the marriage certificate, but she could only say, “…All right.”
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