Chapter 40 Which One is Fake
At 8:00 pm, the Matthews House was full of guests, except for their own rtives, all of whom came
from the upper echelon of dignitaries.
Katelyn Morgan, also known as the Mrs. Matthews, stood quietly beside Jamie Matthews, smiling and
greeting the guests every now and then.
But she was not happy at all. Her real daughter was still in aa, but Jamie already asked to bring
his mistress''s daughter back, and let Katelyn admit that girl as her child. She was downright furious.
But she also knew that the Matthews family did not have any son as the heir, and her only daughter
had be a vegetable. To prevent the Matthews family from copsing, she could only listen to
Jamie.
So no matter how reluctant she was, she had to pretend to love Charlotte.
"Look! It''s Miss Charlotte Matthews!"
Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, and all eyes instantly followed the spotlight and looked to the
second floor.
Charlotte was wearing delicate makeup, a fine-tuned smile on her face, with a dress that brought out
her elegance.
Her seemed so graceful as she walked down the stairs.
The crowd burst into amotion. Cheers and apuse surrounded her.
Ady spoke to Katelyn, "Mrs. Matthews, you''re really lucky. Your younger daughter is also a stunning
beauty, and her fiancé is the president of the Freeman group. How enviable."
Anotherdy chimed in, "Yes, Mr. Freeman is a handsome and promising young man. The two of them
are really a match made in heaven. You''re so lucky!
"Thank you. But you two both have a son and a daughter, right? It must be a jolly family..." Katelyn
managed a smile as her fists were clenched tightly.
Melvin, who was mentioned, was sitting quietly at the moment, with no extra expression on his face.
Despite not saying a word, he himself still held a strong presence with his own charisma.
Charlotte felt the crowd''s either admiring or envious gazes, enjoying the vanity of being the star in the
limelight.
There were many wealthy boys on the first floor, who hadn''t pulled their eyes away from her ever, since
she came out.
Charlotte noticed it too, which was why she deliberately take it slowly when walking down the stairs.
However.
She was just halfway down the stairs when the crowd suddenly gasped again.
Someone was shouting, "Cody Carver is here!"
Everyone turned their heads to look at the door.
The young and handsome Cody came step by step from the end of the red carpet with his female
made the guests more thrilled.
And the first thing people noticed when they look sideways was Lyra beside him.
A long white dress went well with her glowing skin; her makeup today was very light, but together with
the dress, the two unexpectedlyplemented each other.
When walking over, Lyra looked like an angel.
The crowd was almost entirely enchanted, and no one paid any more attention to Charlotte behind
them.
Charlotte was still standing in the middle of the stairs. Never had she expected that Lyra crushed her
the moment she entered the house.
Now she was stuck there and no one was paying attention to her at all. She didn''t know whether to get
down or go back, so pissed that she almost passed out.
This bitch could look so stunning even in a knock-off dress?
The delicate makeup she spent all afternoon painting was not as effective as the bitch''s light makeup?
Why!
She was no way worse than this bitch!
Charlotte gritted her teeth, and she elegantly covered her mouth and coughed lightly twice, trying to
draw back the attention.
A guest nearby turned to nce at her, and his keen eye spotted what was wrong and shouted.
"Look at this! Mr. Carver''s date is wearing the same dress as Miss Matthews."
"It''s true! As the saying goes, the most embarrassing part isn''t when you and the other dress the same,
but when you find you''re the uglier one! Mr. Carver''s femalepanion is simply stunning, I totally
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forgot what Miss Matthews looks like in it..."
The guests started to dart their eyes between the two.
In front of the unhurried, ssy and stylish Lyra, Charlotte waspletely yed.
Charlotte felt like she was about to vomit blood from the rage.
This was not at all what she wanted to see!
Soon, someone else noticed that something was wrong.
"This dress seems to be the work of the famous foreign designer Miss Z. It''s called First Snow, right?"
"Yikes! It''s really the First Snow!"
"But Miss Z''s every design is unique. It''s always limited to one piece in the world. You can''t get it even if
you have money. How can there be two pieces of First Snow at the same time?"
"Who the hell is wearing a knock-off dress?!"
The crowd was in an uproar. All of a sudden, the atmosphere became intense.
Two identical pieces, which meant that one of them must be a knock-off!
Charlotte was relieved to see that things were finally back on track.
Jamie and Katelyn, however, were stunned.
They didn''t expect a supposedly peaceful party to turn into a fashion drama.
Guests were chattering here and there, and the atmosphere in the ballroom was instantly ignited.
The people here are noblemen and noblewomen who abhorred knock-offs.
Fearing that things would get out of hand, Katelyn walked to the microphone in the middle of the hall.
"I''m sorry that this happened today. It''s unexpected to us as well. But I have to exin to everyone that
this dress on my daughter was delivered yesterday, right after I personally called Miss Z and purchased
it at a price of $30 million. There''s absolutely no way that it is fake."
There was another gasp from the crowd.
30 million for an evening dress!
It seemed that the Matthews couple really doted on their new baby girl!
Once again, the guests looked at Charlotte with envy.
Having regained attention, Charlotte walked down steadily while holding the handrails to stand
alongside Katelyn.
She put on a polite smile, showing the crowd that she was indeed the gentlewoman of the prestigious
Matthews family.
With Katelyn''s exnation, the crowd was convinced, basically concluding that the one on Lyra was a
fake.
Cody stepped forward and blocked the malicious nces aiming at Lyra.
Then he looked at Katelyn on the stage and sneered, "So Mrs. Matthews is suggesting that my date is
wearing a fake dress?"
Katelyn was choked at his words, not knowing how to reply.
Jamie was even more terrified for a while.
What to do?
If it was admitted that the date Mr. Carver brought here was wearing a knock-off dress and the Carver
family was disgraced, it would certainly be dangerous for the Matthews family''s coboration with them.
But if they said Charlotte was wearing the fake one, it would also greatly tarnish the Matthews family''s
reputation. They would lose their dignity in the upper circle.
It seemed like no matter which choice they made, the Matthews family would suffer a huge loss. Jamie
was in a dilemma. Who could''ve thought that a normal party would end up like this!
Just when the crowd was waiting for the truth to be revealed and murmuring to each other, She
suddenly stood up.
"Did you buy the clothes she was wearing yourself, Mr. Carver?"
Cody replied, "No."
"That''s right. Mr. Carver, you were probably hoodwinked by her."
She smiled smugly and continued to exin in front of the guests, "I''m sure you all don''t know this
woman. She''s an orphan my grandfather picked up from the orphanage. Her name is Lyra Carroll.
"She used to like to steal things when she was living in my house. If it wasn''t for my mom''s kindness,
she would''ve been kicked out long ago. For an immoral person like her, how is it possible for her to get
Miss Z''s recognition? This one must be fake!"