Chapter 1364
Becky responded with a cheerful grin, “The feud I had with a woman in P City a few days ago, I’m gonna square it at this state banquet. It’s great, she’s going to the banquet too.”
Barbara asked, “Chloe?”
“Exactly. That woman slapped me in public at her engagement ceremony with Damon. How outrageous! I’ll make her regret this time.”
Barbara’s expression turned frosty. That despicable woman. “She’s way out of line.” Her words sent a ripple of tension through the room.
Seeing Barbara’s rare seriousness, Becky chuckled and looked forward to the banquet even more.
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At this moment, Ava came out of the bathroom next door and overhearing Barbara and asked, “What are you guys talking about?”
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Becky pouted at Ava, “We’re talking about Chloe. Did you know, mom, she’s also attending the banquet…”
Ava’s expression changed instantly. Barbara noticed Ava’s change in expressions and a glint flashed across her eyes. “Mom, is something wrong?”
Ava snapped back to reality, concealed the hint of panic on her face and tried to appear calm, “Um… I just remembered I have some things to take care of. You two be good and head home tonight, don’t stir up trouble. The whole country is on edge right now, let alone your siblings are waiting for you to mess up. Don’t add to my troubles at this crucial time, especially you, Becky. Think before you act, got it?!”
Becky sulked and didn’t answer, but Barbara said: “We understand, I’ll keep an eye on Becky. You go attend to your matters.“.
Ava nodded and left.
As soon as she left the beauty salon, Ava made a phone call. Half an hour later, Ava was in a café she owned, facing a bald man. “What do we do? Quick, think of something, in case Yasmine turns up…”
The bald man remained calm, “What are you panicking for? If she could have come, she would have by now. You think she would wait over thirty years to come back? Don’t worry, if she didn’t come back thirty years ago, she won’t now…”
Ava was taken aback, “What do you mean?”
The bald man glanced at her, “Remember why you were adopted by the queen?”
Ava gripped the coffee cup tightly, thought for a moment and said, “Because of the pair of bracelets…”
As she finished, Ava’s breathing halted for a few seconds, then she looked up at the bald man, “You mean…”
The bald man sneered, “She doesn’t have any evidence now, do you think she can prove her identity? Will people believe her just because she claims to be the queen’s biological daughter?
“DNA test? Queen Julia is the leader of Y Country, can she just meet the queen? She doesn’t even have the privilege to approach the queen, so who’s she gonna do the DNA test with? And even DNA tests can be faulty. Whatever you want the result to be, it will be. Can’t you handle this?”
The bald man’s words calmed Ava down.
“You’re right, maybe it’s the sudden appearance of that woman that got me all flustered. You’re right, if she could have come back, she should have done so already…”
Chloe, holding her phone, saw the news about the Y Country state banquet and remembered that she was invited to perform at the banquet.
Suddenly, she stood up. The song she was going to perform at the banquet hadn’t been decided yet.
She hurriedly packed up and went straight to the company. The music part, now she could only leave it to Jeanette Randle.
The banquet date was getting closer, she didn’t have that much time and energy to write songs.
Once in the company, she pulled Jeanette into the recording studio. Seeing Chloe in such a rush, Jeanette was startled. “Ms. Summers, what happened?”
Chloe nodded, “Jeanette, it’s time to showcase your talent.”
“Huh?” What talent did she have?
‘Music. I haven’t decided on the song to perform at the Y Country state banquet. Do you have any recommendations, or do you have any songs that could be performed at the banquet?”
Jeanette was surprised, “Song for the banquet? I…”
Before Jeanette could finish, Chloe’s phone rang. It was a call from Yasmine.
Chloe stepped out of the recording studio to answer the phone, “Mom…”
Chloe was cut off by a sombre voice, “You’re attending the Y Country state banquet?”
Chloe was startled by Yasmine’s somber voice, paused for a few seconds before saying, “…Yes, what’s wrong?”
Yasmine was in the living room, her hand trembling as she held the phone. After hearing Chloe’s answer, she tightly gripped the blanket on her lap.
With a trembling voice, she asked, “When? Who invited you?”
Chloe answered truthfully, “About four months ago, when I was at Old Mr. Watson’s birthday celebration in B City, a duke from Y Country invited me to perform at the banquet…
Four months ago… B City… Old Mr. Watson’s birthday celebration…
Yasmine slowly closed her eyes. It turned out that four months ago, so many coincidences were already brewing.
Yasmine was silent for a long time, which made Chloe feel a little uneasy and asked again, “Mom, what’s going on?”
After a while, Yasmine slowly opened her eyes, “…I don’t know. Come home tomorrow.”
Didn’t know? What kind of answer was that?
Her mother was such an intelligent and powerful woman, how could she say “I don’t know“?
Chloe’s face turned serious, and her voice became more determined, “I’m coming home now.”
“No need. I’m beat right now, need to catch some Z’s. You can come by tomorrow. I’m cool; Bryson is with me.”
Just then, Bryson’s voice came over the phone, “Don’t sweat it, miss. Your mom missed her nap because she was catching a flick at noon. She needs to hit the hay.” Chloe went quiet for a few seconds, then said, “Alright, I’ll swing by tomorrow.”
Bryson hung up the phone, watching Yasmine sitting silently in her wheelchair.
“Bryson…” Yasmine looked at the tree’outside the window, shedding its last leaves, and slowly started:
“Do you reckon, if I asked Chloe to turn down the invite, she’d go along with it?”
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