Chapter 277
Even if he dodged it that time, what about next time?
Who knew what else they would be facing in the future?
Joyce thought that Yuliana should know better than to be like her. The former had been married to Kendrick for almost ten years,
but she still did not know what her husband was thinking. It was only recently that she found out that Kendrick was hiding so
much from her.
In fact, when Christopher came back that night, Yuliana already had some speculations. If he was hurt accidentally, he would not
need to make up an excuse and lie to her.
She knew that Christopher did not tell her the truth because he did not want her to worry.
Therefore, even if Yuliana knew about the truth from Joyce, she did not mention it to Christopher. Nonetheless, when Christopher
came home slightly late sometimes, she would call him from time to time, asking him when he would come home because she
wanted to make sure that he was safe.
At the beginning of August, it rained for several days, and the weather finally cooled down.
Annabelle was going to hold an art exhibition at the end of August. Recently, she had been so busy that she had no time or
intention to focus on something else. However, she still knew about what happened in the Solace family.
When Solace Corporation announced to the public about the car accident Kendrick was involved in abroad, and that Christopher
would be the Acting Chairman, Yvette called her immediately to inquire about the situation.
No one would believe that she did not know anything about that.
However, Annabelle was stunned for a while after knowing the news of Kendrick’s accident. After talking to Yvette on the phone,
she called Joyce and asked about Kendrick’s condition.
During her stay in the Solace residence over the years, although she was not close to Kendrick, the latter treated her politely.
Because of Christopher and Yuliana, she was a little dissatisfied with Kendrick. Despite that, she had been treating him as her
elder brother for so many years.
However, Joyce obviously did not want to say anything more. Her statement was consistent with that of Solace Corporation. She
only told Annabelle that Kendrick had a car accident and was now being treated in Nardor.
Annabelle was not a fool. Naturally, she could understand the hidden meaning, so she did not probe further.
Unexpectedly, after Solace Corporation released those two pieces of news to the public, some people in the financial circle
started to gossip about Solace Corporation, and finally, the public opinion turned to Christopher, Yuliana, and Annabelle. People
were always attracted to scandals that happened in rich families.
As public opinion began to spread virally, it went out of control, especially those that targeted Yuliana. The netizens found out
about where Yuliana worked and reported it to the school and the Education Bureau.
Annabelle felt that Yuliana was wronged. Annabelle knew that those people seemed to be targeting Yuliana, but in fact, they
were targeting Christopher. They wanted to slander Christopher’s reputation and make him unable to take the position of
Chairman of Solace Corporation.
She thought about clarifying for Yuliana for the sake of the Solace family, but she was afraid that she would add fuel to the fire.
Therefore, she communicated with. Layla and Joyce beforehand. The two felt that the most important thing at that critical time
was to cool the matter down. If she responded to that matter again, it would only lead public opinion to a higher level, and maybe
it would be more difficult to solve in the end.
As such, it was better to do nothing and say nothing. The public’s attention was time-bound. As long as the heat passed, no one
would pay attention to that matter
anymore.
Unexpectedly, it took nearly half a month to let the matter pass.
Annabelle had not been out for a week in a row. That day, Yvette invited her to go to the beauty salon for facial and body care.
She did not get up until noon. After she ordered some takeout, put on her makeup slowly, and changed her clothes, she drove to
the beauty salon. It was three o’clock in the afternoon. Yvette was already waiting for her in the VIP lounge.
When the latter saw her coming, she could not help complaining sarcastically, “You’re so punctual!”
They were supposed to meet at half past two, and Annabelle was half an hour late.
In order to wait for Annabelle so that they could do it together, Yvette had no choice but to give up the scheduled slot to others
and delay theirs.
Annabelle did not sleep until it was almost dawn. If she had not made an appointment with Yvette, she would not have wanted to
go out. She would just sleep until evening. It was hard enough for her to get there before three o’clock. At that time, she did not
look very energetic.
Sitting down in the chair, she had to fight against the urge to doze off.
She yawned and replied, “You should be grateful that I agreed to go out with you.”
Looking at her, Yvette knew that she must have stayed up late again last night. Her dark circles could not even be concealed
under her makeup. It was fortunate that she looked pretty regardless.
She complained, “Can’t you sleep early at night? Let me tell you. Don’t stay up late just because you’re still young now. In two
more years, your skin will become sagging and swollen, looking sallow. You’ll regret it by that time.”
Hearing that, Annabelle was shocked. She subconsciously touched her face and frowned. “I’ll let the beautician do some
treatments later.”
Of course, she knew about the theories, but she could not help it.
While they were talking, the manager of the beauty salon led the two distinguished guests into the lounge.
Annabelle subconsciously raised her head and looked at the person behind the manager for a moment. The person was talking
to the manager. When she noticed that someone was also in the VIP lounge, she looked over and met Annabelle’s gaze.
They looked at each other. Annabelle twitched the corner of her lips, averted her gaze, and continued to talk to Yvette.
The manager took them to have a seat, and the staff brought in two cups of coffee. The manager handed the coffee to the
women and smiled respectfully. “Ms. Lynch, Ms. Pope, please have a rest in the VIP lounge first. I’ll arrange it for you
immediately.”
Scarlett smiled and nodded. “Okay, thank you.”
The manager replied politely, “Don’t bother. It’s our job.” Then, he went out of the VIP lounge and left his staff to serve the guests
there. The coffee and desserts served were all exquisite.
Yvette and Annabelle looked at each other and smiled mockingly. “It seems that there is a different kind of treatment among the
VIP members!”
They were not treated like that when they arrived just now.
Hearing that, the staff of the beauty salon looked embarrassed and hurriedly asked, “I’m sorry. Do you need anything else?”
Ms. Lynch and Ms. Pope mentioned by the manager earlier looked in their direction immediately.
Yvette just said it casually. She did not really want to make a fuss, as she knew very well that the beauty salon was a top-notch
beauty salon in Juxshire. It was obvious that people who were welcomed respectfully by the manager in person did not come
from families with simple backgrounds.
They could not afford to mess with certain groups of people.
She shot a sidelong glance at the staff. Just when she was about to say, “Forget it,” Annabelle suddenly smiled and said,
“Whatever you serve them, give it to us too.” Hearing that, the staff’s expression was frozen, and they looked embarrassed.
Serving them the same coffee was not an issue, but the dessert was specially prepared for Scarlett as she ordered before she
came. There was only one serving. An ordinary VIP member generally did not have that kind of treatment. All the desserts they
served were the same.
Scarlett smiled and said, “Ms. Johnson, if you don’t mind, I’ll give this to you. Don’t put the staff in a difficult situation.”