Chapter 1050

The formal purpose of the party was for Madam Stockton to get together and catch up, but the true intention was to match John with a suitable candidate. By all accounts, Sherry had no right to be there because Madam Stockton would never acknowledge her as John’s partner. John must have been out of his mind to make her attend. He even threatened that she would have to embroider twenty pieces of garments if she did not show up. A gust of cold wind blew in her direction and made her shudder. She shielded herself from the wind with one hand and lifted the wine glass with the other. At least, the wine was good. The young ladies she saw attending the party were all captivating and beautiful. All of them commanded the attention of the passersby. As beautiful as they were though, she realized that she had never seen any one of them. They must all hail from Glanchester. When the party began, Madam Stockton showed up with Queenie and Julie to help her bridge the communicatio