Chapter 17 Dance Gala
“Are you really sure
that you don’t need to talk
don’t need to talk to Mason about this?”
“No!”
I spoke with absolute certainty. Meanwhile, Gabriel stood there, chuckling, softly, as cunning as a
fox.
If it weren’t for the fact that Mason was currently on a business trip in Atlanta, I would have doubted whether Mason had already been here,
Gabriel quickly had someone bring my costume over,
I looked at the costume, my lips twitching, “Well… Did you bring over the wrong one?” What Gabriel had prepared for me was a sexy maid costume with an alluring charm. The skirt was extremely short and it was paired with black stockings,
I didn’t think it was for dancing at all.
Gabriel smiled at me with an innocent expression and said,“All the costumes are like this. I specifically set aside this one for you. It’s the most attractive yet also the most conservative one.” I didn’t believe it, so I ran out and took a look around, and it turned out to be true. The others had skimpy outfits, outrageous.
Some of them were just a set of bikinis.
Gabriel smiled at me and said, “Now do you believe it? Your set is truly the most conservative pne.”
I asked him doubly, “Is this really a Dance Gala?”
you.
“Of course, later you will perform a dance on stage, and the audience below will vote for “The prize of 500 thousand dollars will go to the one that receives the highest number of votes.- “So, my dear Arianna, if you wanted to get that 500 thousand dollars bonus, you better do your
best later.”
Until this moment, I realized that this might not really be a formal dance competition There were no formal professional judges.
To secure the highest number of votes, simply dancing well likely wouldn’t suffice; it was essential to win over the audience as well.
Seeing my hesitation, Gabriel smiled and said, “It’s okay if you don’t want to perform, it’s fine. It’s just 500 thousand dollars. You can get it easily as long as you please Mason…” “I’m in!” I interrupted Gabriel’s words calmly.
Anyway, I wanted to give it a try.
“If possible, I would avoid asking Mason for money.
Given the current relationship between me and Mason, even if I were to ask him for a penny, as long as I said it I would only be humiliating myself.
Gabriel chuckled at me and said, “Since you’ve made up your mind, go change your costume. Later, I’ll have friends vote for you.”
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Thank you.” I smiled politely at him and then went to the changing room with my costume,
had never worn such a costume before.
It was not just a normal maid outfit, but unfortunately, this design was far from being an ordinary one, giving off a rather seductive air.
Looking at myself in the mirror, I felt so embarrassed that I didn’t even want to go out. Perhaps I had stayed in the changing room for too long. I heard a knocking sound from outside. Gabriel asked, “Hey, my dear Arianna, have you finished changing? The makeup artist and stylist are waiting for you. The Dance Gala is about to start.”
I took a deep breath in front of the mirror.
Well, it was just dancing, and it was only once.
needed the money anyway.
For those who were short of money,500 thousand dollars was an irresistible temptation. With a positive mindset, I opened the door and walked out.
As soon as I went out, I felt several intense gazes.
I turned my head and found that Gabriel and his friends were all staring at me, Their looks carried a complicated meaning.
I touched my nose and coughed awkwardly, and then they came back to their senses. Gabriel chuckled and said, “Well, great. My dear Arianna, you’re truly stunning His friend beside him immediately exclaimed with shining eyes, “She’s amazing. Gabriel. Look at her legs, and her waist, tsk tsk, if I can sleep…”
However…
Before he finished speaking, Gabriel slapped him across the face.
“Have you lost your mind? How dare you covet Mr. Wright’s woman?”
“What? Mr. Wright’s woman?” The man’s complexion changed abruptly. Hastily covering his
he stammered, “I won’t look. I
won’t look. I daren’t look. I’m leaving right away
The man said and then ran out in a hurry.
eyes,
I walked up to Gabriel and said earnestly, “Please don’t tell anyone that I’m Mason’s woman. I have no connection with him anymore. If such words were to reach the ears of the woman he loves, it would cause unnecessary trouble.”
“What? Aren’t you the woman he loves?”
Gabriel looked at me in surprise, but in the next second, he quickly averted his gaze and a hint of unease flashed across his handsome face.
I speculated that he might not have known about Rosalie, so I didn’t say much either.
I simply said, “It will never be me.”
After saying that, I walked towards the dressing table.
I heard Gabriel mutter to himself in confusion behind my back, “If it’s not you, then who else could it be? I have never seen him SO humble in front of anyone
else.”
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Upon hearing that, I couldn’t help but feel like laughing,
Was Mason humble in front of me in the past because he liked me?
It was because he was my family’s matrilocal son–in–law at that time. Being penniless, powerless, and having no social standing, he had to be so humble.
He was not humble at all now!
He was acting like a capricious boss these days, constantly ordering me around to serve him.
He would give me a cold shoulder if I didn’t serve him well,
Anyway, I couldn’t imagine Mason would like me.
To be honest, if I were Mason, I would not like someone who had once mistreated me.
I might even be more heartless and ruthless than Mason. I would get rid of all the people who had Once mistreated me.
So, compared to that, Mason was really very kind to me.
The makeup artist gave me very pure and alluring makeup. Paired with that maid costume, I simply looked seductive.
I glanced at the mirror and then looked away.
I was too embarrassed to look at myself.
There were many people outside who hadn’t finished their makeup. I waited in the lounge for over half an hour, and then the Dance Gala officially began.
Gabriel showed me the program, and I was the last performer.
A total of 36 people participated.
It appeared that I was in for a long wait. Had I known this, I wouldn’t have put on this costume so prematurely.
I didn’t feel comfortable with it.
Gabriel was considerate. Fearing that we might get bored, he specifically reserved a secluded for me, enabling me to enjoy the performances of the other candidat
There were many audiences, and they were all men.
The dynamic music played, and the scene was lively.
In no time, the first candidate started dancing on stage.
The first candidate was quite beautiful, yet it seemed she lacked dancing technique. She merely wriggled around on the stage.
However, just these few moves won applause from the audience.
Soon it was the second, the third…
I leaned back on the chair, feeling a bit sleepy.
In fact, most of the participants didn’t know how to dance and just wriggled on the stage.
But the audience below seemed to love it.
I hesitated if should do the same just for the 500 thousand dollars later.
didn’t know how long it had been, but finally, it was my turn.
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When I stood on the stage, I was a little nervous, especially wearing a costume like
felt as if I had been
been stripped naked, exposed before so many people. I glanced nervously down at the stage, and the next second, I was almost out of breath
