Love at First Sight? Mr. Harrison Has Been Scheming All Along-Chapter 165: "In Our Home, My Wife Has the Final Say.
Rory Linden followed the girl’s gaze and saw her staring at the ring on her hand. She started to explain, "This is..."
"A Red Diamond! The Red Diamond!"
The girl ran over and took Rory Linden’s left hand in hers.
She didn’t dare take the ring off, merely tracing it gently with her finger. She then lifted Rory’s hand, holding it up to the light to examine it over and over again.
Only then did she let out an involuntary gasp of admiration. "So this is a top-grade Red Diamond... It’s truly beautiful..."
Rory Linden was taken aback by the girl’s sudden actions.
Seeing this, Henry Lancaster quickly pulled the girl to his side. "Rachel! Can you show some composure!"
Then, he quickly introduced her to Rory Linden, "This is my sister, Rachel Lancaster."
Rachel Lancaster then straightened up and waved at Rory Linden. "Miss Linden, hello. I’m Rachel Lancaster, Henry Lancaster’s sister."
"H-Hello. It’s a pleasure to meet you."
Rory Linden was just being polite with the standard greeting.
Rachel immediately corrected her. "This isn’t our first time meeting. We met at Miles Harrison’s engagement party, but you were drunk at the time."
"..."
Rory Linden’s mind went blank for a second as some distant memories surfaced...
Just a few months ago, on the day of Miles Harrison’s engagement party, she had gotten drunk and mistakenly thought she had slept with Sean Harrison, even wanting to go buy the morning-after pill...
At the time, Sean Harrison had mentioned that he’d called Henry Lancaster’s sister over to help her change her clothes.
Seeing the change in Rory Linden’s expression, Rachel Lancaster laughed and said, "Hey, what’s there to be shy about? We’re both women. What’s seen is seen."
Rory Linden: "..."
"I have to say, you have a really great figure, sis. How is your body so considerate, putting on weight only in all the right places?" Rachel continued, reminiscing.
"At first, I saw how thin your arms were and thought you were just skinny, but I didn’t expect you to have such a perky butt, and your chest is..."
"Rachel!"
Henry Lancaster quickly cut his sister off.
Rachel pouted and retorted to Henry, "Why are you being so harsh? Look how good Mr. Harrison is at finding a girlfriend—he found someone who’s perfect in every way. Not like you. All your girlfriends are a bunch of duds. You start dating one day, and the next you find out she came from some ’socialite training course’!"
Henry was starting to lose his patience. "I knew who she was from the start! I wasn’t after her money, I just wanted the emotional validation."
"’Just wanted the emotional validation,’" Rachel said sarcastically. "That’s not what you were saying when you were drunk and calling her a liar."
"I was drunk."
"A drunk mind speaks a sober heart."
Henry really couldn’t take it anymore. "Alright, that’s enough! My big brother and sister-in-law are right here. Can you leave me some dignity?!"
Rachel rolled her eyes at him and fell silent.
Watching the two of them, Rory Linden couldn’t help but say, "You two seem to have a pretty good relationship."
"Who has a good relationship with him? I’m just unlucky to have a brother like him."
It was clear Rachel wouldn’t say a single good thing about Henry.
Henry added, "I’m the one who’s unlucky to have a sister like you."
Rachel ignored him and took Rory Linden’s hand again, scrutinizing the diamond ring once more before asking, "Is this... an engagement ring? Are wedding bells in the near future? Do you need a wedding dress?"
Her gaze finally settled on Rory Linden. "Miss Linden, I’m a fashion design major. The outfit I’m wearing is my own design. I can design wedding dresses too. Would you like to... commission a wedding dress from me?"
"Sure," Rory Linden agreed.
’Even though she didn’t know when she and Sean Harrison would get married, a wedding dress would definitely be necessary.’
"Wow! Really? For real?" Rachel looked over at Sean Harrison. "Mr. Harrison, does your wife call the shots at home? Can I take her word for it?"
Sean Harrison put his arm around Rory Linden. "In our house, my wife calls the shots."
"Wow!" Rachel grabbed Rory Linden’s hand, grinning happily. "Look, your engagement ring is so expensive, so my wedding dress will have to be worthy of it. I’ll have to choose the best materials and make it by hand... the price definitely won’t be low..."
Sean Harrison was very pleased with Rachel’s proposal.
’Although they had said they would get married, they hadn’t discussed a specific date for the wedding yet.’
’Rachel bringing this up today was a good opportunity to set a date for the wedding.’
He said calmly, "The budget is unlimited."
"Wow..."
Rachel looked on in disbelief.
Henry, however, was calm.
’He knew his big brother’s style all too well.’
’Back when he didn’t have much money, he had gone so far as to buy out that garbage company from the Harrington Family at a high price just to ensure Rory Linden could live well.’
’What was preparing for a ridiculously expensive wedding in comparison?’
Rachel quickly pulled out her phone. "Miss Linden, let’s add each other on WeChat. I’ll contact you privately later. You can tell me all your preferences, and I’ll draw up some design sketches for you."
"Okay. Thank you, Miss Lancaster."
Rory Linden took out her phone, and they exchanged WeChat contacts.
Rachel said with a grin, "Design is a very personal thing. When I send you the sketches, you can tell me if there’s anything you’re not happy with. I’m going to charge you a hefty design fee, so don’t be afraid to ask me for revisions."
While the four of them were still chatting, someone else approached...
"Sean, you’re here too."
Nadia Willow was wearing a short formal dress, her curled hair tied back in a ponytail. The overall look didn’t quite match her temperament.
’Rory Linden could tell she was still keeping up her amnesia act.’
Rachel glanced at her and said bluntly, "Ma’am, you shouldn’t be wearing an outfit like that at your age. And that hairstyle isn’t good either. You were probably trying to look younger, but it kind of backfired."
Henry had a straightforward personality and talked about everything at home.
So, Rachel knew a little about the situation with Nadia Willow and Sean Harrison.
She also knew this woman was shamelessly hitting on Sean Harrison even though he had a girlfriend, which was why she was being so direct.
Nadia Willow’s expression stiffened slightly, but she still said, "I’m a jewelry designer. My clothes are meant to complement the jewelry."
"You’re not a jewelry saleswoman. It makes no sense for clothes to complement the jewelry. You’ve got your priorities all mixed up."
As a fashion design student herself, Rachel mercilessly delivered her opinion.
"..."
’Of course Nadia knew she didn’t look good in this outfit today.’
’She had deliberately worn it for Sean Harrison to see.’
’She had to see her amnesia act through to the very end.’
Just as their small area fell silent for a moment, the host walked out on stage and began to thank the guests.
The banquet hall quieted down instantly.
At that moment, Sean Harrison’s temperature was rising. His arm rested heavily on Rory’s shoulder as he leaned down and whispered, "Come stand with me in the corner for a bit."
"Okay."
Rory Linden gently wrapped an arm around the man’s waist, supporting him as they walked toward a corner.
Nadia Willow didn’t follow them, but her gaze did.
The entire banquet hall was brightly lit.
The Red Diamond ring on the middle finger of Rory Linden’s left hand was exceptionally eye-catching.
’Then there was that unremarkable dress she was wearing, completely unworthy of the ring.’
’She wasn’t just unworthy of the ring; she was unworthy of the man who gave it to her.’
As Nadia Willow was watching the two of them leave...
Rachel suddenly leaned in close. "Stop staring. He’s not going to like you no matter how much you look."
