Seeing Leila's face change for the better, Richard slowly began to regain his composure. He only reminded Janice to take good care of their daughter before he turned her head towards Lilia.
Richard smiled apologetically and said, "Miss Lilia, sorry I kept you waiting so long. Let's go,"
"No problem, Uncle Richard. Please follow me," Lilia replied while motioning for the man to follow her.
When Lilia turned around, her gaze fell on Jean who was still sitting in his chair. She smiled a little while raising her eyebrows slightly, as if to tell Jean that she would be fine.
Those ocean-colored eyes watched Lilia intently for a moment. Then the worry in Jean's eyes faded away, replaced by an indulgent look. The man nodded slightly, showing his trust in Lilia.
As Lilia and Richard walked to one of the tables at the back of the greenhouse, Jean took out his cell phone and called someone. After he said a few words, Jean's eyes turned icy cold. The man looked over his shoulder silently. There were two silhouettes in the distance that bowed towards Jean before leaving.
A while earlier, Andrew and Claire had just arrived at the party. They were directed by a waiter to sit at the main table, as a form of respect for the closeness of the Austin Family and the Irwan Family. But at that moment, everyone's attention was focused on Lilia and Leila.
At this time, Andrew was sitting next to Jean and heard his brother-in-law calling someone. He automatically followed Jean's gaze. Andrew's face suddenly turned pale as he realized what his brother-in-law was up to.
He hurriedly nudged Jean and whispered in panic, "What are you doing?! Are you planning to kill someone tonight?!"
The Irwan family was not an ordinary family. They had a team of bodyguards consisting of the best people in their fields. But Jean purposely sent his own bodyguards in the middle of an important event like this? What did he want to achieve tonight? But more importantly, wasn't that man afraid of worsening the relationship between the two families if he got caught?!
Claire stopped from enjoying the shark fin's soup for a moment. She put down her spoon and took turns looking at the two men.
"What is this? Why are you guys suddenly talking about killing someone?" Claire demanded with a suspicious look.
But the two men ignored Claire. Jean looked back at Andrew, the corner of his mouth raised in a cold smile.
"Brother Andrew doesn't need to worry," He replied calmly, "I just told them to follow Lilia and help her if needed,"
'Then why did you send your best guard?!' Andrew wanted to scream like that, but he just let out a deep sigh in the end. He stopped arguing and went back to eating the dish served. He didn't want to know what this overprotective brother-in-law was planning. Andrew would just play dumb and enjoy the show.
*****
At this moment, when Robert and Sylvia saw Lilia approaching their table, the two of them immediately panicked. They exchanged glances and immediately agreed to leave early.
The husband and wife got up from their chairs and quietly slipped away. But they were just walking towards the garden gate when a well-built guard blocked their way.
Robert and Sylvia's steps immediately stopped. They never expected that the bodyguards who were guarding around the garden would suddenly appear. At a glance, there were eight bodyguards blocking their path. The bodyguards came here after receiving information from Jean's bodyguard.
One of the bodyguards pointed to the greenhouse and said, "I must ask the two of you to stay a little longer. I don't think it will be too late for you to come home after Mr. Richard invites you to a toast."
Robert's face turned even paler when he heard this. Sylvia gripped her husband's arm tightly with a panicked expression. They wanted to leave immediately before any of the Irwan Family found out they were here!
Tonight, the husband and wife attended a party held by the Irwan family in formal attire. Robert wore a light gray specially sewn tuxedo. That middle aged man looked like a wise and respectable family head.
Meanwhile, Sylvia was wearing an ink-colored party dress which made her red hair stand out even more. She was tightly clutching an expensive looking diamond studded bag. Sylvia brought the handbag to tonight's party with complete confidence, even though it was actually taken from Lilia's room.
Even though Robert and Sylvia's appearance looked respectable, they looked embarrassed at being stopped in front of the garden gate. There was anger in their expressions, but they didn't dare to oppose the Irwan Family's personal bodyguards.
Suddenly, Richard's voice came from behind them.
"Mr. Robert and Mrs. Sylvia, please stay here a little longer!"
Robert then glanced at Sylvia who was standing beside him. The man's expression was serious and his eyes glistened cold. When Julius gave them invitations to a party that day, Robert initially intended to refuse to come to the Irwan family's house. However, Sylvia thought about Leila's condition with all her heart. Coupled with a few words that Julius said, Robert finally agreed.
It seemed like it was a bad decision to come here!
Sylvia received Robert's cold gaze. The man seemed to be telling her to fix this situation, which was caused by Sylvia herself. The woman gritted her teeth before turning toward Richard. She didn't know where her courage came from, but Sylvia put on a big smile.
"Hello, Mr. Richard!" Sylvia greeted warmly as she stepped forward gracefully.
When she saw Lilia, her eyes instantly flashed with a murderous look. However, Sylvia immediately hid her hatred behind a big smile.
"Mr. Richard, my daughter is still innocent and ignorant of manners. How could we have bothered you to come here and invite us to toast?" Sylvia said, pretending to be humble.
Richard didn't say anything after hearing that. The head of the Irwan family only stared intently at Sylvia. His eyes turned cold and the corners of his mouth lifted into a faint smile.
Sylvia panicked when she saw the look of displeasure on Richard's face. She tugged at Robert's sleeve with great worries. "Robert, why didn't you say something to Mr. Richard too?" She said while trying to keep her voice light.
Lilia stood beside Richard and stared at Robert's stiff expression. She smiled meaningfully before saying, "Father, Mother, Uncle Richard came here to thank you guys for taking care of Miss Leila before,"
After Lilia spoke, Robert slowly processed her daughter's words. 'Damn you!' Robert cursed Lilia in his heart.
Richard did not escape the tense expression of the man in front of him. The wrinkles on his forehead deepened as he detected the disharmony in this family.
Robert's eyes flickered, but his gaze was focused on the two people standing in front of him. Lilia and Richard stood side by side, with almost identical eyes. The panic made Robert's stomach feel like it was twisting.
"This… is just a trivial matter. Lilia, you are exaggerating too much. You don't have to trouble Mr. Richard for a little thing like this," Robert spoke up to break the worrying silence. But his words were blaming Lilia.
Lilia saw through Robert's effort to maintain his composure.. The man certainly couldn't hide his nervousness.
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