A Moment in Destiny

Chapter 755 Darling, You Are So Pretty!

Her petite collar made her pale neck looked even more slender. The soft fabric wrapped up her supple body that was as fair as jade perfectly and the smooth outline of her figure made her look extremely attractive. She was delicate yet enchantingly sweet, she looked innocent and pure yet at the same time alluring. Her elegance and her calmness made her even more charming.

She looked nice and presentable from the front, not a single ounce of indecency could be seen. This was indeed some conservative beauty to be seen in her, and it also fit Marley’s requirements nicely.

Marley was reading a magazine when she walked out in a cheongsam. He was stunned!

He sighed – a cheongsam could always bring out the soul of a woman. It wrapped the body nicely and made her skin look nicer. It sure knew how to win a woman’s heart. This plain-coloured cheongsam had some dark flower patterns on it and it fit her figure very well. It displayed every curve on her body and under the bright white light, her skin looked even more fair and flawless. Her body looked exquisite as well.

This piece of clothing displayed her splendid figure flawlessly, the gorgeous colour also casually reflected a cherry blossom.

She caught his eyes the last time she was in an evening dress. And this time, she caught his eyes again!

He was used to seeing her in her neat working suit. Sylvie right now was very lady-like. She had a unique aura around her, she was a little timid like a little girl. And normally, she was a capable office lady. This gap was throwing him off.

Marley squinted his eyes. Sylvie was standing right in front of him, and he was looking her up and down. He smiled and stood up, and then he walked towards her.

He stood an arm’s length away from her. His large stature gave out an invisible form of immense pressure. Sylvie couldn't help but lower her head and didn’t dare to meet his gawking eyes. His gaze was so sharp, it was as if he was going to see through her. She felt transparent in front of him. He was slowly taking her apart and was getting close to her heart.

Marley suddenly inched closer and Sylvie could feel his warm breath, “Darling, you are so pretty!”

Sylvie’s face blushed upon hearing what he said. It was the first time for him to call her “darling”! She looked up shyly, but only to notice that he was staring at her breast. He smirked, “It’s beautiful, you seem bustier than before!”

Sylvie was shocked by his gaze and his words. She quickly raised her hand and covered herself up. But then she was upset. There was nothing to hide as her busts were not exposed at all! RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only

“Put on the whole set and go do your hair. Get a pair of matching shoes as well! Quick!” said Marley.

Sylvie was brought to another room, which was a room for makeup and hairdo. A professional stylist did her hair and make-up and gave her a matching purse.

She put on silver stilettoes and her long black hair was tied gently behind her head. She held a small and cute silver colored diamond-studded purse. She stood in front of the mirror and looked at her reflection. The girl in the reflection was pretty, had a nice figure and looked elegant. Even she was surprised by it! A cheongsam could really bring out the prettiness of a woman!

She got out of the room and Marley had an even more surprised look on his face. He was smiling brightly as he said, “Ok! Let’s go, it’s 7:30 pm! The party is starting in half an hour!”

He paid and grabbed her hand. Sylvie held her clothing in her other hand and got into the car with him.

The party was held at a 5 stars hotel. Everyone who attended was of high statuses and business elites. Reporters from big media companies were competing to do an interview. They wanted to report exclusive news for their headlines and also wanted to dig stories out of these famous people.

The car parked in front of the hotel and Sylvie was about to get out of the car. But then she noticed that Marley wasn’t moving an inch.

Sylvie frowned in confusion, she looked at him sideways, “Why are we not leaving?”

He then moved his body and inched close to her.

He was so close that she could feel his warm breath on her neck. Her heart started to beat fast and her hands that were on her thighs started to tremble. Her whole body tensed up, and suddenly she thought about her lipstick. She quickly said, “I have lipstick on, don’t mess it up, I don’t have a spare to touch up!”

“Haha…” He laughed in a deep voice. He found her rather cute and pure.

He did want to kiss her, but upon hearing what she said, he looked at her lips and the nude lipstick. He felt a bit upset. He glanced at her again and he smirked, in his eyes, his passion was burning. He pulled her over and kissed her on her forehead.

“Stay by my side tonight, don’t ever leave! You hear me?”

“Yes!” Sylvie nodded obediently; she looked a bit embarrassed.

“Let’s go, dear!” he said.

He noticed that he quite like to address her this way. It felt good, it felt great!

He got out of the car and Sylvie did so as well. He then locked the car door and walked towards the passenger’s door. He raised his arm like a gentleman, signaling her to grab his arm. Sylvie smiled and grabbed his arm. They then walked together towards the banquet hall.

Most guests had a female companion with them. Sylvie watched as Marley greeted the business elites and introduced her as his wife. At that moment, her feelings were indescribable.

Marley and Sylvie stood there and looked as if they walked out of a picture. A handsome man and a beautiful woman, they were catching everyone’s eyes.

At this moment, someone exclaimed, “Erm! Look! Mr. Ernie Hughes, the rich playboy is here!”

Everyone instantly looked in that direction!

Sylvie and Marley looked over too. Ernie and Aila appeared before everyone’s eyes. Ernie had a strong malicious air around him. He smiled brightly as Aila grabbed his arm meekly. They were walking towards them.

Marley saw Ernie and his face tensed up, but he quickly returned to normal and the air around him turned haughty.

The lights were shining, and Ernie was already in front of Marley, “My dear cousin and cousin-in-law! Good evening!”

“Good evening! Cousin!” Marley nodded and said casually.

Ernie smiled briefly as he stared at Marley. There was an odd look in his eyes.

Marley stared back at him and smiled nonchalantly. The expression in his eyes was profound and he wore no expressions on his face.

Ernie then looked at Sylvie. He had a peculiar smile on his face, “Sylvie, you are in a cheongsam today! It looks pretty, so pretty that…” He purposedly paused, and then he said vilely, “That you make people want to do something to you!”

The moment he said that Marley glared at him. Ernie then laughed even more happily! “My cousin is jealous. Am I right, Aila?”

Aila smiled awkwardly and said, “Mr. Hughes, Mrs. Hughes, good evening!”

“Good evening!” Marley nodded.

Ernie pursed his lips as if he thought of something interesting. He inched closer to Marley and said with a mysterious look on his face, “Cousin, hook me up tonight if you don’t have enough stamina. I will gladly satisfy my cousin-in-law for you!”

He said perversely, but so soft that only he and Marley knew about the conversation.

Marley clenched his fist and frowned at him, he then laughed, “If your stamina is so good, I can always arrange some place for you to go, and you can enjoy yourself!”

“Ha-ha, it might not be a good place though!” Ernie laughed charmingly.

“Hard to say. The people from city B depends on it for their livelihood, it will be cheap and great!”

“Where is it?”

“It’s in a pig farm in the south of the city! 200 pigs waiting for you, go ahead!”

“Ha-ha, such a wonderful offer.” Ernie wasn’t getting angry and was smiling instead, “Maybe I’ll ask my uncle if he wants to come with me.”

Marley’s face dimmed, his smile was frigid, “I see that you are a regular there! Remember to be careful when you eat pork then, don’t accidentally eat your nephew!”

“Hard to say, maybe it’s my brother instead!” Ernie laughed.

They were mumbling about. An outsider might not notice anything and thought that they were having an intimate conversation, but Sylvie could tell that Marley was angry and very enraged! His whole body was blazing with displeasure!

Sylvie got a bit worried and shook his arm, “Marley, let’s head there. Someone over there wants to greet you!”

After that, Sylvie said to Ernie, “Excuse us, Mr. Ernie and Ms. Aila. We’re heading that way!”

“Okay! Sylvie, dance with me later! I have always wanted to dance with you!”

“You should dance with Ms. Aila, Mr. Ernie. Don’t leave her alone. I will be only dancing with my husband tonight, please excuse me!”

She said casually but she was putting her foot down, claiming that she was Marley's wife.

Ernie frowned and didn't say anything, but his eyes were filled with enmity.

“Mr. Hughes, you are here…” Someone walked up and shook Marley’s hand.

“This is my wife, Sylvie…” Marley introduced her.

Sylvie didn’t put out her hand, because she couldn’t. A man shouldn’t reach out for a handshake during a ceremony! Sylvie could only smile and nod and stood right next to Marley. He was the center of attention and she would stand right next to him like a good wife, smiling and curtsying when needed.

“Oh! Are you Mrs. Hughes? I heard that Mr. Hughes had a new, capable secretary who was also his wife. I never had the chance to meet you… I didn’t think that you would be so young and beautiful… Mr. Hughes, you sure have good taste…” A person said politely.

Sylvie smiled.

After that, several others came up to her and complimented her prettiness and her natural elegance as well.

Soon after, Bonnie arrived.

Sylvie saw Bonnie standing next to a man. She was wearing an evening dress; she was pretty and eye-catching.

Bonnie also noticed her, they stared at each other from afar. There was a complicated look mixed with hatred in Bonnie’s eyes, very strong emotions.

Sylvie looked away and wasn’t bothered by it, since Bonnie always looked down on her anyways.

Sylvie sighed at the fakeness in the businessmen’s attitude, but she couldn’t do anything to change the situation! The last time she participated in the banquet, nobody cared about her. But today, they showered her with praise! It really opened up her eyes!

Just because the Hughes Group were recovering recently, they sucked up to them immediately.

It was a business party, but it was only a party on paper. Everyone was discussing business.

Some people even brought her drinks and wanted to have a toast with her. She didn’t know if she should drink or not!

She took a few sips every time out of courtesy, as she couldn’t handle alcohol very well. She didn’t dare to drink much.

She wasn’t a good drinker like Sadie and felt faint already after a bit. Marley noticed that Sylvie wasn’t looking so chipper, he smiled and helped her out, “Everyone, my wife isn’t very good at alcohol. Please do let her off the hook!”

“Mr. Hughes, you love your wife so much!” teased someone.

“You are really protective, Mr. Hughes…”

“Yeah Mr. Hughes, Mrs. Hughes didn’t even drink that much yet…” some said gutsily.