Under the Heiress' Facade

Chapter 688

From a distance, Linda also saw Karen. Karen was wearing a simple yet elegant dress. Compared to Linda's glamorous attire, Karen looked fairly plain.

Linda was satisfied by the sight. She planned to pull Karen over to get their photos taken by the reporters to show the contrast. However, Karen had already seen through her intentions and entered through a side door with Aurora.

Linda wasn't upset. Instead, she was even more excited, thinking Karen was afraid to compete with her and trying to avoid being compared.

"Mrs. Killian, isn't this a bit too far?" Joyce whispered in Linda's ear.

Linda dismissed her. "How am I going too far? This is exactly what I want!"

The more Karen resisted her, the more Linda wanted to compete!

Joyce wanted to say more but saw Linda already heading into the banquet hall and decided to keep her thoughts to herself.

Just then, a limousine stopped at the entrance. Everly, dressed in a yellow gown, was the first to get out of the car. Then, she went to the other side to help Priscilla out. The reporters outside started taking photos and talking among themselves.

"Mrs. Chime Senior actually brought Everly to the banquet. Didn't they say they're not related by blood?"

"It looks like the Chime family is adamant about Everly being their own."

"They can only insist on this. I heard that the Chime and Killian families are continuing their alliance. How can the marriage proceed if they don't have a daughter?"

"Bernard is the only normal one among the bachelors of the Killian family. As for the other two, one swings the other way and the second is a fool. Who else could they marry?"

The reporters' discussions were loud enough for Priscilla to hear. Her face fell, and she turned to the reporters." We know better than anyone whether Everly is part of the Chime family. Do you want us to do a paternity test here?

The reporters' voices fell to a murmur. But some daring reporters suggested they should do the test right there. Everly had a thick layer of foundation on her face to cover her already poor complexion. She had endured a lot to be able to do a paternity test, so she wasn't afraid. In fact, she hoped they would do it so that she could establish her position as the Chime family's daughter.

Then, the Chime family wouldn't discard her as they please.

"Everly, you're here." Natalie and her friends arrived.© NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

"Hello, Mrs. Chime Senior," they greeted Priscilla.

Priscilla forced a smile. Seeing their extravagant dresses, she knew why they were here. In such banquets, no one came purely for the food. Besides expanding their network and building connections, they also brought their unmarried daughters, hoping to marry into better families.

"I heard that the head of the Killian family intends to choose a woman from today's guests to marry Mr. Bernard," Natalie noticed Priscilla had confronted the reporters and spoke loudly.

Natalie's family's business depended on the Chime family, so she needed to seize the opportunity to show off.

"But doesn't Mr. Bernard already have a girlfriend?" asked one of her friends.

"Don't you know? Although Mr. Bernard's girlfriend is famous, she doesn't come from a good background, and the head of the Killian family doesn't like her. They want to find someone more suitable," another friend chimed

in.

"The only one here who can match with Bernard is Everly." Natalie looked around at her friends and finally at Everly. "Everly, we can't compete with you. You're the only one who's worthy of Mr. Bernard."