Everyone was watching René Alejandro's interaction with the Manoban husband and wife. Many of them heard him referring to Jennie as his sister. They thought that maybe what Chaerin had been telling them was true all along—that her Spanish step-son was close to her daughter, Jennie, and son-in-law, Lisa.
Those who had ulterior motives immediately decided that it would be wise for them to get closer to René Alejandro. If he was really close to Jennie, and in extension to her husband, Lisa, then maybe they could find a way to use the Spaniard to forge closer connections to the powerful CEO.
Chaerin who was escorted by Randy also joined Jennie's group. Despite her tasteless clout-chasing behaviour most of the time, she was still an extremely charismatic woman. If people didn't know about her past transgressions in high society circles, then they would think that she was a true elegant and sophisticated wealthy madam just by judging on how she was acting tonight.
The other guests observed the family. Although they weren't 100% certain whether the family members were merely acting close to each other or not, it wouldn't hurt to assume that the Manoban couple was at least cordial to Chaerin's Spanish step-son.
Not long afterwards, the soprano singer finally arrived. She was a promising young diva who had gained some recognition playing notable secondary roles in popular opera productions in Europe.
Once she started singing her set pieces with the live band, her high-pitched voice certainly caught people's attention.
Unfortunately, she came after Jennie's impromptu performance. The audience wasn't as impressed by her as much as she expected.
While performing, she couldn't help but notice the rather lukewarm reception. Some even continued eating and conversing with each other. Of course, these people had good manners and etiquette. They continued on with their business without openly disrupting the musical performance.
One of the young misses who Jennie chatted with earlier commented, "She's great but doesn't have Jennie's charisma."
The other young miss nodded. "Kind of boring, really."
"Stop talking, you two! Don't be rude!"
Their mothers reprimanded them and they fell quiet. They weren't the only ones who felt this way, though.
After personally watching Jennie's earlier performance, they agreed that Jennie commanded absolute attention compared to this talented soprano singer.
It felt like they were currently watching a performance in black and white. There was a sense of dissonance that they couldn't explain.
On the other hand, Jennie's impromptu performance earlier was a technicolour fantasy extravaganza. The pieces that she played, especially the mambo that she sang, was still replaying inside their heads over and over again. This caused to them to feel distracted. They couldn't focus on the soprano's current performance.
After what felt like an excruciating time for the soprano, her performance finally ended to her great relief. She didn't stay for too long and left soon after giving her polite greetings to Chaerin and René Alejandro. Her initial intentions to make connections with high society members were thrown out of the window. Her pride had been too hurt by the audience's lack of interest in her performance to stay any longer.
Jennie had no idea that she caused a situation like this. The soprano's technical skills impressed her. She wanted to chat with the soprano but the woman had already left before she knew it.
"I can have someone chase after her if you really want to talk to her," Lisa said.
"Never mind. I only want to exchange notes with her about singing but it seems that she's in a hurry. She seems busy. Let's not bother her."
"En, up to you."
Lisa didn't care about soprano singer anymore. He only offered to chase after the person to make his wife happy, but his wife said to not bother so he wouldn't bother.
Later into the party, the staff started getting everyone ready for the awaited fundraising auction for Jen of Hope. Everyone headed to their own tables.
As the unspoken but accepted guests of honour, Jennie and Lisa occupied the best seats beside the lady of the house, Chaerin, and the birthday boy, René Alejandro.
"We'll leave as soon as the auction ends," Lisa whispered to his wife's ear.
Jennie nodded and stifled a yawn behind her gloved hand. If not because the auction was for the benefit of her own charitable foundation, she wouldn't have bothered waiting this long while fighting off drowsiness.
Just before the auction was scheduled to start, another foreign man hurried to their table and whispered something to René Alejandro's ear. The Spaniard's pleasant expression didn't change much but Jennie noted his eyes turning cold.
"Please excuse me for a moment," he told everyone before hurrying after the other foreigner.
Chaerin didn't look happy with René Alejandro's sudden departure at this critical juncture of the party when the all-important auction was about to start but she still covered for him and reassured the other guests that everything was fine.
As for Jennie, her great hearing allowed her to hear what the other foreigner whispered to René Alejandro. The man spoke in Spanish. She shared her findings to her husband.
Lisa didn't react much. He wasn't interested in the Spaniard's business unlike his curious wife.
Soon after, audible gasps was heard among the guests. The husband and wife followed everyone's gazes.
Following René Alejandro, an extremely beautiful man walked in. He was like the personification of an angel. His bright, vivid blue eyes were striking even from a distance.
Even Jennie was stunned when she saw the man.
He was masculine but not macho. He was also feminine but not girlish.
It was a confusing impression but also quite wondrous.
Jennie only tore her eyes away from the new arrival when she felt a persistent tugging on her arm. When she turned her head, she saw a dark-faced Lisa.
"What, you like that guy?" Lisa asked in a low voice, his tone dripping with jealousy.
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The Wife Is A Superstar 7
FanfictionA world-famous hacker and daughter of the most powerful criminal family who ruled the international underworld for many generations is killed when their organization is annihilated in a single night. She is reborn into the body of Jennie Kim, a pop...