Chapter 5

In the hall. Ann's phone rang. Ann took a look at the number and answered, "Flora." "By the way, there will be a charity banquet tomorrow. Will you attend it?" She forgot to ask her when they parted today. It seemed that she just remembered it now. Ann paused and recalled the past. There was an annual charity dinner in Paris tonight. Most of the rich and powerful people in the city would attend it, but she wouldn't attend it in general, so normally she refused. And Chris was also considerate. He never asked her to go to social activities with him. She used to think that Chris was nice to her, but now she realized that he just locked her in the cage and didn't allow her to interact with anyone. When she lost everything, she would be unable to turn over! "Yes." Answered Ann. "Really? I just asked casually." Flora liked to take part in all kinds of activities, she wanted someone to accompany her very much. But she didn’t hold hope when she asked Ann. "Let's go dress shopping tomorrow." Suggested Ann. "You didn't lie to me, did you?" Flora still didn't believe that she wouldn't attend these parties no matter how hard she tried to persuade her before. "See you tomorrow." Without further explanation, Ann hung up the phone. Hearing her daughter's words, Carney was also a little surprised. "Ann, you are going to attend the charity banquet tomorrow. Don't you like this kind of social engagement?" Ann felt that she was was really unfilial in her previous life. She put all her energy and time on a man and never did anything for her family. In the end, her family was destroyed. She promised, "Dad, from now on, I will protect our family, and I will help dad to manage the Balton Group. I will let our family go on like this, and no one can take it away from me, including uncle and his family!" Carney looked at her daughter again. Ann had never been so ambitious before. He also wanted her to take over the family business, but he had never forced her to do so. He knew that she was devoted to Chris, and also thought that when the two married, he would leave the Balton Group to Chris to manage it. But of course it would be better if his daughter manage the company by herself. Carney could not help but feel happy. "Okay, I believe you!" Ann smiled. In this life, she must hold Balton Group firmly in her hand. She would never be so stupid as to give it to Chris! ...... The next day. In the afternoon. Ann and Flora went to the luxury dress area to choose a couture evening dresses together. They chose their favorite dresses and put them on. Then they sat in the dressing room and made up. "Are you back to normal?" Flora asked Ann. Ann was stunned, "what?" "Yesterday, Finn..." "Flora." Ann's face changed slightly and stopped her. Biting her lips, Flora muttered, "I don't know why you like him!" Of course she meant Finn. "I heard that Jacob White is coming back." Ann changed the topic because she was really afraid that the straightforward woman would say it out. This was a high-end dress area, and people who came into contact with her were the most powerful people in the upper class. Maybe someone will overhear, and everything she planned would fall short of success. "So what?" "By the way, why didn't I hear that he was coming back? Isn't he fine abroad? Why did he come back?" Flora didn’t care. Her tone was obviously not good. "I thought he would come back after graduation." Ann rolled her eyes at her. "He'd better not come back." Disgust was written all over Flora’s face. Ann looked at her and wanted to say something but stopped. The two of them talked about something else. It took her an afternoon to dress up. As soon as Ann stood up from the dressing mirror, she heard a sudden scream from Flora. She was almost deafened! "Ann-nn!" Every time she was excited, she would add a word to her name, "can you not be so beautiful? Do you really want to trample me into the earth?" Ann was speechless. "Every time you look so amazing, it's beyond my endurance!" Flora complained. "Let’s go." Ann didn't want to answer her. Flora isn't actually ugly, she's still the kind of girl with delicate features and foreign appearance. It's just because she's been with Ann all the year round that she looks a lot ordinary. As for Ann. She was really beautiful. It was hard to describe her facial features in words, but every one of them was very beautiful. When they were combined, they became perfect. It was not a rumor that all the men in Paris wanted to marry Ann! And the reason why they wanted to marry her was either because she was talented or because she was gorgeous. She was so pretty that no man could refuse her. On their way to the destination, the two of them kept chattering about Ann's appearance. The servant at the door opened the door for them respectfully. Ann took a deep breath. She hadn't taken part in such an activity for a long time, so she was inevitably a little nervous. She kept her best state, stretched out her slender legs and slowly fell to the ground. At that moment, countless flashlights shone, and the reporters waiting outside were almost shocked. The princess of the Balton family, who had never attended a banquet before, walked out of the banquet hall with a exceedingly beautiful face. She didn't give the media any time to interview, they only took her beautiful photos and watched her and Flora entering the banquet hall. All of a sudden, all the people in the hall fixed their eyes on Ann. She was wearing a silver long tail tight dress, and her delicate figure was clearly shown. At this moment, under the light, the dress was shining like the stars, coupled with her perfect face, white and delicate skin, like a fairy that had accidentally fallen into the world. She was eye-catching now! "Ann." Chris walked up to her quickly. He tried his best to hide his anger on her face. "Why are you here? Don't you like this kind of social engagement?" He asked. "I just feel that I can't always be a canary." Ann replied indifferently. At this moment, the scene that he stabbed her to death overlapped. She tried her best to hold back her anger. At that moment, she turned to look at Elaine, one of his girlfriends, who was holding his arm. At that time, why did she think that they were just superior and subordinate. "Miss Ann." Noticing that Ann was looking at her, Elaine greeted her respectfully. "I've heard that Elaine is a capable man with a sense of propriety. And Chris often talks about you and speaks highly of you." Ann said with a smile. "It's my honor to be appreciated by Mr. Chris." Elaine behaved decently and politely. But she despised Ann in her heart. It was said that Ann was a virtuous, well-educated and model of the upper class, but in her heart, she was a countryman. She had never taken Ann seriously, and at this moment, she just respected her on the surface. "But I don't know if Elaine must work or you have other intentions as you are holding my fiance's arm so unruly." Ann said coldly. Elaine's face turned pale at that moment.