CHAPTER 707 REGAINING PRIDE

Behind her came Quinn's exasperated bellow, and Lydia blushed unnaturally, forcing herself to play it

cool.

She can get into the Crystal Palace during the day, but when it comes to night, she is very unsure of

herself.

It wasn't that she didn't trust Leo, but the occasion was too special!

The villa draw lots opened by JWCC, even the Henderson’s, where she was before, had to treat them

respectfully!

Not to mention that now she is not Henderson’s eldest lady anymore, her status has dropped again and

again, and of all the guests present tonight, her status is the most humble one.

No, an invitation is needed to enter the Crystal Palace, and Leo is not producing one at the moment.

Leo was calm and collected, holding his daughter's hand in one hand with a smile on his face, "I think

everyone has come here with only one purpose, and that is to enter the Crystal Palace, right?"

"You ......"

Quinn choked and was about to think of a way to resort.

The twin sisters did that for him instead.

"That's nice talk, look at your status, is the Crystal Palace at night a place you can come to?"

"Yes, only the royal family of Valenham, the great figures of the three realms of power and prestige, are

qualified to enter!"

"Mr. Commerce Maestro of JWCC will also be coming in person! Do you guys know who Commerce

Maestro is? It's ...... well ...... a very powerful and big person anyway. It is not a place where you people

from the bottom of society can get into!"

"Get out of here! Or I will call the security guards!"

The twin sisters stood in front of Lydia, pompous and cursing.

They brought out all the things that Quinn had told them during the day and now they looked as if they

knew the Crystal Palace well.

If she hadn't known beforehand that they were just two mistresses, she would think they were in the

upper class circle.

Leo really laughed out loud, these two twin sisters were like two barking pugs in his eyes, thinking they

were barking fiercely and bluffing, but in fact they had no killing power at all.

Leo was also too lazy to talk with Quinn and took Lydia's hand and walked in naturally.

The outer layer of the Crystal Palace is a huge open-air fellowship with a secluded pool of water in the

centre, with various fountains spouting out and accompanied by the soft sound of music.

The fountain is surrounded by tables displaying exquisite and expensive pastries and wines for guests

to taste.

On either side is a high-priced band playing soft tunes.

At night, the Crystal Palace is a place of glamour, with an array of high society.

It is a circle that the working class will never reach in their lifetime.

Naturally, Leo took two red wine glasses, one to hand to Lydia and one for himself to sip leisurely.

Two more exquisite dessert pastries were brought to Emilia and the little one ate them with great

pleasure.

"Eat slowly, don't choke, there's more when you're done."

Leo carefully wiped the cream off the corner of Emilia's mouth.

The men and women around them smile and nod to them, and Leo smiled at them.

Lydia is also holding a glass of wine, her smile serene.

When they walked away, the serene smile on Lydia's face instantly disappeared, pulling Leo aside and

staring incredulously.

"Leo, this is a real circle of power and wealth, why do I feel like you're smooth in here? You've been

there before?"

She was brought up with proper aristocratic etiquette and knows what to do and how to look on what

occasion.

But Leo was different. He had grown up in the Henderson family and had gone to be a soldier, so how

did he act more calm and composed than her?

As if ---- he really was an upper class powerhouse!

What kind of soldier comes back so gracefully?

Lydia couldn't believe it, even if he was faking it, he was faking it too much.

She even watched as a blonde, blue-eyed man came to ask for directions, and Leo spoke to her for a

long time.

The two men had a good talk and finally the man gave Leo a warm hug and left his business card.

It turns out that he is a partner in some multinational logistics company with far-reaching influence in

Valenham and is worth billions.

Lydia was stunned.

Leo smiled.

He did learn, not to mention some upper class etiquette, that he could dance to a standard of authentic

ballroom dancing.

Lydia didn't ask more questions, even she found it unbelievable.

She used to be the eldest princess of the Henderson family and now she was actually walking behind

Leo.

Their actions all fell in the eyes of Quinn and the two twin sisters.

They all looked dumbfounded and failed to respond.

"And they really got in?"

The older sister in the twins was the first to react, flushed with anger.

Then younger sister and Quinn reacted and felt an imbalance in their hearts.

"Isn't this place only accessible to those with invitations, so what makes them able to enter?"

"No, I'm going to expose them!"

The furious Quinn and the twin sisters rushed into that small courtyard in anger as well, pointing at Leo

and Lydia and saying loudly, "Don't be fooled by this family of three, they're all liars!"

"She's just an outcast!"

"And this man, he used to be a live-in son-in-law and now her wife has been kicked out and she doesn't

even have a place to live!"

"He is a bumpkin from out of town!"

"They just mingle in! Not even an invitation!"

The eyes of the crowd, too, fell on Leo and Lydia, and one by one, their eyes became strange.

It was actually Quinn and the twin sisters again, and their faces turned gloomy.

At this point Quinn and the twin sisters sneered as they walked over, the mockery in their eyes not

being disguised in the slightest.

"Lydia, am I disturbing you by revealing your true colours?"

"I don't always get in your way for the sake of that we being classmates, but your behaviour is so

audacious and outrageous that even I can't stand it anymore!"

Quinn sighed with a pained look on his face, "You are just mingling, but you're still so high profile,

people who don't know really think you're still the original Miss Henderson!"

"Keep a low profile from now on, you know? And don't bring that loser husband of yours who can't do

anything out to make a fool of yourself, then you can still pretend to be Miss Henderson."

The sneer in Quinn's eyes grew thicker.

"What? Isn't she Henderson’s eldest lady, Lydia?"

"How can she mingle in?"

All those who could appear here at night were big shots of a certain status, and Lydia used to be so

famous that everyone knew what she looked like.

Of course, they know about Leo beside Lydia.

So it's no surprise that Leo and Lydia are here.

Quinn thought that Lydia would be furious as she was once again thrust into the limelight, but to his

surprise, Lydia still looked calm.

Having endured it so many times, she was used to it.

She looked over at Leo and found encouragement in his eyes.

Then, Lydia looked at Quinn with a flat look in her eyes and said, "I'm afraid I can't do what you want,

my husband and I came here to participate in the shaking of the number in Dongcheng Hutong."

"The organisers haven't arrived yet, so why not my husband, daughter and I come here to have a bite

to eat and pass the time?"

As she said this, Lydia lifted her chin as she had done before, her eyes clear and cold, as high and

proud as a peacock with an open screen.

Although she is still very unsure of herself, she trusts Leo and will not let her make a fool of herself.

Leo smiled faintly, picked up Emilia and asked with a smile, "Tonight, daddy will make you and mommy

the brightest and most attention-grabbing spotlight here, do you believe it?"

Emilia nodded without thinking, "Yes!" holds © this.

"......"

Lydia's magnificent proclamation caused Quinn to freeze for a moment.

The twin sisters were even more wide-eyed and blinked, suddenly reacting and cursing.

"Who are you fooling? Are you qualified to participate in Dongcheng Hutong lottery?"

"Do you know what it takes to enter the Crystal Palace at night? Unlike anyone who can enter during

the day, it's by invitation, and invitations come at a price, can you get the invitation?"

"That's right, even Quinn can't get this invitation, can you get it? What a joke!"

The twin sisters were full of disdain and looked at Lydia with unparalleled contempt.

But this time, no matter what they said, Lydia didn't lower her head once more and continued to drink

her wine with aplomb.

Tonight, she left everything to Leo.

"What's going on?"

At that moment, a middle-aged man in gold-rimmed glasses and a suit emerged from the Crystal

Palace.

Mainly, he was followed by a row of men in the same suits, which bore a golden logo emblazoned with

the word 'JWCC'.

They are from JWCC.

"It's Mr. Foster from JWCC!"

There were shouts of astonishment from the crowd, and everyone looked at Mr. Foster with a look of

devotion and ingratiation in their eyes.

Mr. Foster is just a small steward in JWCC, not even a member.

Yet it was enough to make these people bow down.

Let's put it this way, even for the chief executives of the other seven major chambers, someone of

Forrest's level would have to sit on an equal footing with some of the senior members inside when he

came to JWCC.

This is JWCC, the leading of the eight chambers of commerce in the country!

He is in charge of ticket checking today.

An invisible pressure surfaced in Lydia's heart.

Quinn and the twin sisters ran to Mr. Foster with excited faces and said respectfully, "Mr. Foster, we've

caught three people who didn't have invitations but came in to mingle, so get rid of them!"

Foster raised his eyebrows and his face sank, "Who has the audacity to do that?"

"That's them!"

Quinn pointed at Leo and Lydia, then gloated and laughed.

Foster looked over, his brow furrowed.

It was clear that he knew Lydia.

He walked up to Lydia in stride, not saying that she didn't have an invitation, but just politely extending

his hand, "Miss Henderson, please show me your invitation."