the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart-Chapter 1007: His Arm Muscles Are Thicker Than Your Thighs—You’ll Suffer in the Future
The people Pearl invited weren’t all the socialites she had offended before. Instead, she picked a few close friends. On one hand, it was to show off the Landon Family’s relationship with the Shaw Family; on the other hand, it was a way to vent her frustration. After the last charity sale, many people were gossiping behind her back, saying she lacked a prominent background and owed her current standing entirely to Crystal Landon’s favor and the Shaw Family’s support. She was holding a grudge in her heart. She couldn’t care less if they were not friendly towards her, but talking behind her back like that made her deliberately not invite them, just to anger them.
So, most of those invited were offspring of prestigious families in the Imperial City who held no real power. Without power in their hands, the high-ranking Shaw Family wouldn’t bother to befriend them, avoiding unnecessary gossip. Mrs. Zhao smiled knowingly; this lady from the Landon Family was quite unsophisticated, saving them even the slightest worry.
Despite having access to the Shaw Family’s excellent resources, over the years, she indeed managed to build relationships with people worth knowing, which was quite impressive.
Richard Shaw glanced around briefly and noticed someone he didn’t recognize, which made his face darken instantly.
"Why are you even looking at the spectacle? There are so many people here I don’t know either." Crystal Landon pushed him aside, saying, "Stop getting in the way. If you really have nothing to do, help me grade some papers. They’re in my backpack." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Mrs. Zhao, standing nearby, covered her mouth and chuckled. Miss Crystal Landon truly had a knack for managing the Shaws. Even the old lady acknowledged her authority, and now even the usually stern eldest young master was under her control as well.
Richard Shaw, being pushed aside, narrowed his deep-set eyes slightly, deciding to see what kind of small-scale banquet she could put together.
By the afternoon, little tail Nova Howard eagerly followed Hawk Howard over. Frankly, without her fourth brother Hawk, Nova wouldn’t dare come to the Shaw Family’s place at all.
Once she entered the Shaw Mansion, Nova felt her usually restless nature being subdued. Her steps even became smaller. After all, it was a serene and peaceful noble house with a natural aura. It was only when she saw Crystal Landon busy in the courtyard clearing that Nova felt she could breathe properly and rushed over, laughing, "Crystal, you’re as busy as a little bee. Isn’t it your sister’s party? Why are you the one working?"
Seeing her lifesaver had arrived, Crystal’s eyes lit up instantly. She jumped to hug Nova and pouted, "Quick, give me a massage. My little waist is about to break."
Pearl still hadn’t shown up, acting like an absentee manager, probably busy with makeup and dress selection. However, Crystal didn’t mind. Letting Pearl handle it would be impossible; who knows what kind of mess she would make. Crystal just handled it casually herself.
"Caspian, hurry up and set up the drinks on the table. We’re counting on you for the evening drinks." Crystal said with a sweet smile.
Caspian kept a straight face, handsomely arranging various foreign liquors needed for the cocktails, then went back to move several more cases of drinks.
"You actually dare to boss around my fourth brother. You’ve got guts!" Nova said with an expression of wonder. "Neither my second nor third brother would dare do that."
Nova’s wide eyes roamed the Shaw Mansion, then spotted through a half-opened window Major General Richard Shaw sitting in the tea room brewing tea, which instantly paled her face and made her voice tremble, "What’s Major General Shaw doing here?"
The man only showed a handsome, indifferent profile, entirely not glancing over, yet Nova felt a natural aura of intimidation coming from him. She had been scared to tears by Richard Shaw when she was a child.
"It’s his house. Are you stupid?" Crystal tapped her on the head.
"I mean, Major General Shaw is really scary, you know? Every time I see him, I get nervous," Nova whispered, "He’s a major general and a soldier. His arm muscles are bigger than your thighs. You’re so skinny; if he presses down on you, you’ll be crushed. You’ll have a hard time."
