A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 359 I Am Your Fiancee

"Well, yes, of course," Magee answered perfunctorily, as he looked around the hall, searching for someone.

Although it was clearly a half-hearted reply, Leona felt completely satisfied and happy. She was contented just as long as Magee would say he loved her, and she tried not to get bogged down in the details.

Life had put her through many harsh situations, and she's had to experience many difficulties to get to where she was. As a result, all she wanted now was for someone to love and someone who cherish her for who she was.

A few moments later, a woman walked into the hall and instantly attracted everyone's attention like a magnet. Everyone fell in silence, and they watched with eyes wide open, as she walked in with so much grace and confidence. It was as if the world had slowed down.

"Here she comes," Magee mumbled and smiled craftily.

"Who?" Driven by curiosity, Leona frowned and looked in the direction Magee was looking at with anticipation. She recognized who the woman was at first glance, and she couldn't believe her eyes. "Emily?" Leona asked speechless and shaking her head in disbelief.

What was Emily doing in Leona's engagement party?

She didn't invite Emily to the party!

Leona didn't intend to invite Emily because she was guilty of scheming to poison her. On one hand, Leona was afraid that Emily would create a scene and embarrass her in front of her friends. On the other hand, she was afraid that Jacob would unleash his wrath upon her for attempting to poison Emily. Leona knew very well that she was no match for neither of them.C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.

Besides, who knew whether or not Emily would ruin her engagement party?

All of a sudden, Magee turned to face Leona as if he knew exactly what she was thinking. "I invited her for you," he said plainly, as if he didn't find it wrong to invite his fiancee's enemy to their engagement party.

"Magee, how could you..." Leona couldn't find the words to express her shock.

"You look like you've just seen a ghost. Why didn't you feel afraid when you were harming her? There's no need to feel afraid. I won't let anyone lay a finger on you, especially not Jacob. He can't afford to offend me or my dog," Magee reassured her.

Whether Leona was just pretending to be naive or not, she didn't feel offended by the fact that Magee likened her to his dog. Instead, she chose to believe that Magee was comforting her. She felt warm and safe when she heard Magee say that he would protect her. Funnily enough, she started to worry about Magee. "But I'm afraid that Jacob will do something to hurt you." she said to him, anxiously.

"Don't worry," Magee held her hand and gently caressed it, "If it comes to that, I will give you to them in exchange for my life. Then I will be fine."

Leona stood there frozen, as if paralyzed from the neck up. The warmth that was in her heart moments ago had dissipated. Pure terror surged through her veins, sending icy daggers straight to her heart. She felt like she was being held underwater, gasping for air, with no sign of respite. "Magee, I am your fiancee! You cannot do this to me..." she pleaded bitterly.

"I was just kidding. I didn't expect you to take it so seriously," Magee sneered at her coldly and continued, "How could I? Don't be silly."

Leona was completely shaken up, and this time not even Magee's word could give her confidence. Before she knew it, Magee pointed at Emily who just walked in and said, "Look, it's Cloris Lu!"

"She's not Cloris, she's Emily," Leona grumbled, impatiently. When she looked at Emily's spectacular dress, she went delirious with jealousy.

Since it was their engagement party, Leona was wearing an haute couture evening dress which complimented her best features. Her small waist was hidden under the lavender tube dress and her curvy hips fit so perfectly. The dress outlined her hourglass figure.

However, Leona was not expecting to see Emily walk in so boldly wearing the same dress as her at her own engagement party. It was evidently clear that Emily was deliberately provoking her.

Sadly, no one in the party noticed her anger. Everyone in the hall had given all their attention to Emily.

With her head held high and a pair of silver high heels, she waltzed on with an effortless saunter, silhouetted against the bright light behind her.

Something about the way Emily's beauty radiated in that same exquisite dress, took the breath away from everyone. The low-cut design set off the perfect outline of her shoulders and her neck, making her look like an elegant white swan.

Emily's perfect skin that looked so fragile and yet so soft. Cheeks the color of pink roses and eyelashes longer than most women in the hall. There was a shyness to her, a hesitation in her body movements and a softness in her voice. Somehow her imperfections made her perfect.

Emily could have graced any billboard or magazine cover, but her glamour was too brilliant for this mundane world. Her beauty was that of an angel's that had fallen from the heavens above.

Emily's graceful beauty was hardly a fair comparison to Leona's plain and even flirtatious demeanor in that dress.

'Different people in the same dress could give people different kinds of feelings. In other words, expensive clothes could not make an indecent man look graceful, but a graceful man could make even the cheapest of clothes appear expensive.'

People thought as they saw the difference between Emily and Leona in the same dress.

"Tap, tap, tap." The sound of Emily's high heels resounded around the hall. People felt like their hearts were trembling to the rhythm of her footsteps, as if she was treading on their hearts.

The gossips about Emily started to run rampant among them.

"Isn't she Cloris Lu, the daughter of the Lu family? I heard somewhere that Lu Jewelry is one of the biggest competitors of Lin Jewelry! And they competed against each other to be the sponsor of the Starry Night Jewelry Show..." one of the guests said.

"Did you go to the show? Cloris Lu was the last model in that show! She was absolutely marvelous! Her beauty is unparalleled!" another guest added, excitedly.

"Well, do you think Cloris Lu wore the same dress as Leona's on purpose? Did you see that? Leona doesn't seem too happy about it..." they kept on talking.

As everyone recalled how impressive Emily was at the show that night, they would all think back to her as the most gorgeous person they had ever seen. Indeed, she sparkled like the brightest star in the sky that night. No one could forget such a sight.

That night, every man who saw her beauty went home dreaming of making her his own.

However, when they saw her today, they were all ashamed of their thoughts. Such a saintly angel belonged to the heavens, not to any mere human from this mundane world.

'How can someone be so rich in beauty?'

Everyone in the crowd, including Magee, thought in puzzlement. Magee was attracted by Emily, not only because Jacob was also interested in her, but because he was deeply taken by her charms.

Awestruck, he wondered how many more surprises the gorgeous lady had up her sleeve.

Having noticed that the spotlight was on her, Emily looked around the hall confidently and locked her gaze at Leona, who was wearing the same dress, glaring at her and muttering something. Emily's gaze also found Magee, who was looking at her with a closed-lip smile, as he stood beside Leona.

Emily looked at Magee with confusion because he was the one who had sent her the evening dress and asked her to wear it to the party. What she couldn't understand was why he would deliberately send her the same dress as Leona's.

What was his intention behind doing this?

Emily finally realized that things were not as simple as they looked. Perhaps Magee was trying to gain favor with her.

Even so, Emily didn't care that her dress clashed with Leona's, because she was quite confident about her own appearance.

Moreover, Emily was deeply pleased to see Leona suffer from an inferiority complex.

Leona, however, glared at Emily with pure hostility, dying to rush towards her and rip her dress into pieces.

'She must have done it on purpose! She wants to provoke me! This is my engagement party! That bitch wore the same dress as mine deliberately to steal my thunder!' Leona thought wrathfully.

"Do you think that she's looking good?" Leona asked. Having noticed Magee's unwavering stare on Emily, Leona swallowed her anger and pretended to be indifferent, but it was in vain.

Needless to say, Magee had sensed her jealousy, so he looked away immediately and shook his head in denial. "No," he answered. Leona felt relieved to hear it, but her happiness didn't last long as she heard what Magee said next. "She's gorgeous."

Infuriated by Magee's words, Leona gritted her teeth and warned him, "Magee, don't forget, I am your fiancee, not her!"

Leona was about to say more, but she stopped herself when she saw Emily walking toward them. "Miss Leona, and Mr. Magee, I wish you two a happy and sweet life together!" Emily congratulated them with a smile.

In order not to make a scene at her own engagement party, Leona clenched her fists and cast aside her anger, even though she wanted to strangle Emily. She feigned a smile and replied politely, "Thank you so much, Miss Cloris."

"You're welcome," Emily replied, as she stepped forward to Leona.

Alarmed, Leona got increasingly nervous and stepped back. She was afraid that Emily would try to hurt her for what she had done to her. "What are you doing?" asked Leona, as her lips trembled with fear.

"What's wrong? Why are you so afraid of me?" Emily asked, and she burst out laughing. She looked extraordinarily attractive when she smiled, even more so when she laughed. However, Emily withdrew her smile and said coldly, "I just want to give my best wishes to Miss Leona, or should I say my former bestie, Rose. I wish her the just retribution she deserves for all those disgraceful things she did,"

Emily paused for a moment and added, "I pray that she rots in hell, alone and unloved."