The Villain's Wife

43

"What do you mean by 'it's closed'?" Nancy's voice echoed inside the limousine before she looked at the time on her watch. They had been stuck in traffic for more than twenty minutes only to arrive at a closed road because of some construction going on. It was already half past seven, the after-party would have already started.

To celebrate the end of Fashion Week, many influential brands would throw their own parties to celebrate the success of their shows. While Nancy would have loved to attend all of the parties but she didn't have the time and luxury to do so. So she selected two parties to attend which she thought would benefit her the most.

The first party would be starting at seven-thirty while the second would only start at eight-thirty. Nancy was only planning to stay for two hours at the first party before leaving for the second party. Likewise, she was only intending to stay at the second party for two hours before calling it a night. That way, she wouldn't be too exhausted. Being heavily pregnant at seven months, her stamina wasn't too great anymore.

"Madam... I will have to make a detour and use another road. This will take us another twenty minutes before we can reach the hotel," the driver respectfully said.

"Another twenty minutes? Make it ten minutes or I will ask your company to fire you!" Nancy demanded. Another twenty minutes? She was originally planning to surprise everyone with her gown on the red carpet. If she was delayed for another twenty minutes, she was sure that there would be no one outside to welcome her when she arrives. Everyone would already be inside enjoying themselves.

"Madam... we are still in the middle of plaza. Ten minutes is too short for us to reach the other side of the city," the driver patiently explained.

"Then make it fifteen. I need to get there before eight," she demanded before sending a text to Kai about the unforeseen delay on the road.

Meanwhile Jennie and Jisoo were already at the party held inside the hotel's main event hall. They were enjoying themselves and making small talks with famous models and designers in attendance.

As Jennie continued to mingle around, her presence was felt strongly by everyone she passed by. Her fully embroidered tulle dress with small gems sewn at the hem sparkled under the chandelier lighting. It was so beautiful. Jennie had Jisoo to thank, for specially designing so many dresses for her, for Fashion Week, including this beautiful piece.

Though the dress was beautiful, it didn't overshadow the wearer who was even more stunning. Many of them were in awe of the elegance and grace that Jennie was exuding. Many of these designers immediately entertained the idea of sponsoring their clothing to Jennie. After all, a clothing that was worn by Jennie would only mean free advertising for them. Since many of these famous designers were also from Europe, they naturally knew who Jennie was.

When Jennie approached some of these designers to talk about her new Harmony Isle, they were somewhat supportive and showed interest in her mall. In return for their support, Jennie offered to invest generously in their projects. The designers were all ecstatic as Jennie was an accomplished individual in Europe. To have a collaboration with someone like her would be extremely beneficial and profitable.

While Jennie was enjoying herself, two people who recognized Jennie as Ruby Jane, were staring daggers at her. One of them was Kai's friend who recognized Jennie at the bar, Yuan. The other man was none other than the heir of the Lee family, Zico Lee.

"Are you sure about that?" Zico's brows were furrowed as he stared intently at Jennie.

"I am. That man beside her should be her boyfriend. He was the one who banned us at Highlights the last time," Yuan said. "Isn't she just someone who failed to scheme her way onto Kai's bed? Look at her now? Look at how smug she is, smiling and talking to everyone as if she belong to our world."