Before the words were even out, the fitting room door was\u00a0<\/p>\n
pushed open, and Madeleine walked out carefully in high heels,\u00a0<\/p>\n
holding the hem of her dress.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick looked up at the sound, his gaze freezing instantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was wearing a champagne\u2013colored mermaid gown,\u00a0<\/p>\n
her waist so slender it looked like you could wrap a hand\u00a0<\/p>\n
around it, the hem of her skirt adorned with tiny diamonds that\u00a0<\/p>\n
glittered with her every move.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her long hair was pulled up, revealing a slender neck, and two\u00a0<\/p>\n
small pearls dangled from her earlobes, accentuating her snow-\u00a0<\/p>\n
white skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was breathtakingly beautiful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The stylist beside her, looking a little nervous, walked over and\u00a0<\/p>\n
had Madeleine turn around for Roderick to see.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The back of the dress was an open\u2013back design, revealing a patch of snow\u2013white skin, and the cutouts at her waist subtly\u00a0<\/p>\n
hinted at her curves.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 94\u00a0<\/p>\n
The stylist whispered, \u201cSir, if you feel it\u2019s a bit too revealing, this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
dress also comes with a silk stole.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA silk stole?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick frowned. \u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell\u2026 I was worried you might not approve.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The stylist smiled; after all, he\u2019d seen plenty of possessive\u00a0<\/p>\n
gentlemen who didn\u2019t want their wives showing too much skin\u00a0<\/p>\n
in public.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick considered it for a moment, then turned to look at\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s your choice what you wear. You can decide for yourself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine hadn\u2019t expected him to say that, and she looked at\u00a0<\/p>\n
herself in the mirror.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The open back was truly the perfect touch; even she couldn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
take her eyes off herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before she could answer, Roderick nodded at the stylist. \u201cThank\u00a0<\/p>\n
you, we won\u2019t need the silk stole.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 94\u00a0<\/p>\n
The stylist let out a sigh of relief, pleased.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After all, if it were covered up, who would see the gorgeous look\u00a0<\/p>\n
he had created?\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that thought, he pushed his luck and asked if he could take\u00a0<\/p>\n
a couple of photos of Mrs. Livingston to post on his social\u00a0<\/p>\n
media account for promotion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although Roderick was jealous, he could only stay silent when\u00a0<\/p>\n
he saw Madeleine nod.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Five minutes later, the shares on the original photos the stylist\u00a0<\/p>\n
posted were skyrocketing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine didn\u2019t go to the summit. She spent some time alone\u00a0<\/p>\n
at the studio, and the driver picked her up just before the dinner\u00a0<\/p>\n
gala was about to start.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cChase, please wait a moment. I tried calling the president, but\u00a0<\/p>\n
he\u2019s not picking up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine glanced over and saw that everyone was already\u00a0<\/p>\n
going inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 94\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fine, I\u2019ll go in and find him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, she opened the car door and got out herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her outfit was so stunning that the moment she stepped out of\u00a0<\/p>\n
the car, cameras turned to her, and flashes went off nonstop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine had never experienced such a spectacle. She was panicking inside but tried her best to keep her composure,\u00a0<\/p>\n
thinking she couldn\u2019t embarrass Ricki.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lifting her skirt, she walked across the red carpet. As\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine walked, she heard voices talking behind her, their\u00a0<\/p>\n
tone full of mockery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDidn\u2019t Mr. Carroll bring Fiona today?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Is someone planning to go in and crash the party?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHer?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What trouble can a people\u2013pleaser like her cause? She probably\u00a0<\/p>\n
can\u2019t even get in the door.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s eyelid twitched. That \u201cpeople\u2013pleaser\u201d comment\u00a0<\/p>\n
was about her, wasn\u2019t it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWearing something so revealing\u2026 shameless. Who is she\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 94\u00a0<\/p>\n
trying to show off for? Even if she got naked in Mr. Carroll\u2019s bed,\u00a0<\/p>\n
he wouldn\u2019t give her a second look.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine took a deep breath and glanced behind her out of\u00a0<\/p>\n
the corner of her eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two women, also dressed lavishly, were approaching her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
smirks of ridicule on their faces.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The world of Male\u2013oriented Web Novels is really something\u00a0<\/p>\n
else. The female characters are always so one\u2013dimensional, full\u00a0<\/p>\n
of catfights.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t pay them any mind, but when she noticed the curvier\u00a0<\/p>\n
woman behind her lifting her foot to step on her dress, she\u00a0<\/p>\n
couldn\u2019t hold back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment the other woman was about to succeed,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine suddenly spun around cleanly and closed the\u00a0<\/p>\n
distance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman was startled by her sudden approach and jerked\u00a0<\/p>\n
backward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The person next to her didn\u2019t even have time to react and also\u00a0<\/p>\n
stepped back in fright.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 94\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine reached out and grabbed her arm, preventing her\u00a0<\/p>\n
from falling flat on her back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But in those two stumbling steps, she twisted her ankle, her\u00a0<\/p>\n
face instantly turning pale with pain, unable to speak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s gaze was clear. \u201cAre you alright?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sorry about that. You were so close, I thought you were coming\u00a0<\/p>\n
to say hello.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou did that on purpose!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with malice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine let go and took half a step back. \u201cYes, I did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Otherwise, was I supposed to pretend nothing happened after hearing you gossip, curse me, spread indecent rumors, and even try to step on my dress?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 95\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 95\u00a0<\/p>\n
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