Chapter 1280 A Sense Of Danger

Alba placed her phone aside after she sent her reply to Simon. Then, she continued with her makeup. Initially, she was planning to attend the party with her usual barefaced-and-plain-clothes getup but her mother, Sydney Dawson, came over to her place early that morning to keep an eye on Alba. Sydney was adamant that Alba had to dress up presentably today. Most of the other Johnson children were bringing their partners and most definitely would be well-dressed for the occasion. Sydney had to make sure that Alba was on par with the others as well. Under Sydney’s insistence, Alba picked out a proper outfit to put on and was now at the dressing table applying her makeup. “It’s almost time to go,” Sydney said. “By the way, where is your boyfriend? Did you remember to invite him over?” Alba thought about it and cleared her throat. “I did. He’ll be coming later,” she lied. “He needed to attend to some matters first, so you and I can go first.” Sydney frowned suspiciously. “Is he not com