IN LOVE WITH A SOLDIER - SEASON 9 EPISODE 23

The afternoon sunshine got into the room through the window and shone on Lawrence who was sitting on a chair. He was sipping the cup of coffee in his hand.

“Do you think Sharon will come to the party tonight?” asked Mike. He was sitting opposite to Lawrence and also sipping his cup of coffee.

“Of course she will come to the party,” replied Lawrence without any trace of doubt. He then turned around to look in the opposite direction and continued, “Her vanity will certainly make her come to the party.”

“So what do you plan to do with her?” Mike asked again. Before Lawrence could answer, he immediately added, “Whatever you are planning to do with her, you have to think for her family members too. I mean, Fred and Greg. As you know, Fred is one of your father’s good friends and he took care of Violet in the hospital when she got injured. Moreover, Greg is your brother-in-law.”

“I know that,” replied Lawrence in his usual cold tone. “Don’t worry, I will not do anything bad to Fred or else my Dad and Uncle Derek will get angry at me.”

Mike nodded and said, “Yeah. Those elders have quite a close relationship with each other so we need to be careful no matter what we are going to do in case we destroy their relationship one day.”

“Sharon is my only target,” declared Lawrence. He would never let those people who dared to hurt Violet off the hook. And first of them was Sharon. Mike fell into silence and didn’t say anything else.

After a long moment of silence, it seemed that Mike suddenly thought of something and he immediately put his cup on the table. He looked nervously at Lawrence and asked, “By the way, Lawrence, will she come to the party, too?”

Lawrence didn’t answer his question.

“Does she know that you will be coming to the party as well? Are you ready to meet her?” Mike continued asking since Lawrence didn’t answer his first question. “Ready? Do I need any preparations before I meet her?” Lawrence asked back this time.

His eyes were full of hatred. Whenever someone would mention about that woman, he would always lose control of his anger.

“But this is going to be the first time you’ll meet after not seeing each other for so many years. I know you’ll not cause any trouble at the party but I’m afraid that she will be so excited when she sees you that she might attract the attention of those reporters who will also be there. That’s not…” Mike didn’t finish his words but he believed that Lawrence knew what he was going to say. Rebecca was no longer an ordinary person.

She was a famous star in the entertainment industry and her influence and exposure could undoubtedly cause a stir in the entertainment news of the whole city.

“Don’t worry. I have a trump card,” replied Lawrence confidently. He had prepared everything well for Rebecca.

Rebecca was sitting in the General Manager’s office of the film and television company of the JC Group when her agent came to her. She was holding her phone in her both hands and was playing a game.

“My God! Aren’t you going to have a rest for a while? There is a party you have to attend in the evening. You will be so busy and you won’t have time to rest,” Rebecca’s agent Yasmine Wen sat beside her and nagged.

“No, I don’t need rest. I’ll just stay here in the office and wait for someone to bring my evening dress. I’ll go straight to the party after I get changed,” replied Rebecca without even glancing at Yasmine Wen. Her eyes were fixed on the game she was playing. She was actually in quite a good mood now because she could meet Lawrence this evening.

She was certain that she could see him at the party. Actually, the first time she heard that Lawrence was back in China, she had even wanted to rush to the JC Building to see him. But her current identity stopped her from doing so. In addition, she was also busy with filming so she didn’t get the chance to visit Lawrence. Therefore, she was too excited to have a rest when she knew that she could finally meet Lawrence this evening.

From the way Rebecca had talked and behaved, Yasmine Wen could tell that she had this what everyone called “princess syndrome”. She knew that there was nothing else she could do so she just stood up and left the office while shaking her head.

While Rebecca was enjoying the game on her phone, a call suddenly came through which stopped the game she was playing.

When she saw the name “Ivy” appeared the screen, she took the call with an angry look on her face.

“Hey, Ivy. What’s up?” asked Rebecca in an unpleasant tone. She was blaming Ivy for interrupting her game.

“Rebecca, I need your help. I’m going to attend a party tonight but I don’t have anything to wear which is appropriate for the event. Do you have any extra evening dress that I can borrow?” Ivy immediately asked. It seemed that she was quite in a hurry from the tone of her voice.

“Party?” asked Rebecca in surprise. “Which party are you going to attend?” Rebecca didn’t want to think that Ivy was talking about the same party she would be attending tonight.

“I’m going to a party that will be hosted by the film and television company of the JC Group,” Ivy replied. “Are you going to attend that party, too?” she added.

“Of course, I will be there,” retorted Rebecca in an angry voice. “Oh, I see,” Ivy simply replied.

She could tell that Rebecca was angry at her from the tone of her voice so she dared not to say anything else.

“My mom told me that you are already working at the JC Group now. I didn’t expect that new employees like you who have just been working there for only a few days can have the chance to attend such an important party. Do you know how prestigious those people who are going to be there?” Rebecca said with a sneer. ‘How can someone like her who does’t even have a fashion sense attend such an important party?’ she thought. In Rebecca’s mind, Ivy was just a poor girl who came from a small alley. She didn’t have any tastes in her dresses and makeups. She didn’t even have any excellent skills that she could show off in front of others. So, how could she get the opportunity to attend such an important party?

“Oh, Rebecca. I actually didn’t have any intentions of going to that party. But my boss required me to go with him. I only have to obey his orders. I don’t have any choice,” Ivy explained. She didn’t know what else she could do except to keep silent when Rebecca sneered at her. Anyway, she was already used to sardonic words.

“Alright, alright. I don’t want to listen to your explanations anymore. But I just want to warn you, no one will welcome you to that party. No one will even notice your presence there,” Rebecca said in a disdainful voice. “Go to my house and check the wardrobe in my room. There are several evening dresses there which I wore when I attended some exhibitions a few years ago. You can choose one that you like.”