My Substitute Wife Is a Bigwig (Lily and Loid)

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Chapter 168 Chapter 168 Lily had initially thought that not many people would come. But as she looked around, she found that everyone had shown up. S~earch the Findwebsite on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.

She didn't invite Bobby and Poppy. This kind of event wasn't suitable for them. They might draw unwanted attention with so many people around lan snapped out of his astonishment. Nodding with understanding, he said, "Lily, you go ahead. We'll take care of ourselves " Lily didn't say anything further. She headed to the cen center of the banquet hall alongside Loid and Melanie.

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Many prominent figures attended the Lauriers banquet. As the head of the Woodley family, one of the Four Great Families of Bridgeport, Joseph had received their invitation early on. He arrived at the venue fairly early He usually avoided such events unless absolutely necessary, so his presence was a rare occurrence. However, he had to be present on this occasion. He couldn't refuse the Laurier family's invitation. More importantly, it was because Lily would be there. Thus, he needed to be there to show support for her.

Maxwell was the top official of Lagersfield Of course, he was present too, with Beatrice in tow. Both he and Joseph saw Lily from afar but didn't approach her. Tonight was her night, so they thought they should refrain from stealing her spotlight.

Melanie started to speak into the microphone. "Thank you all for attending our banquet. I would like to introduce my daughter-in-law to you. Everyone, this is Lily Brooks." Lily nodded at everyone quite indifferently.

Knowing her personality, Melanie smiled and said, “She's feeling shy, so please don't mind her. I won't keep dragging on with unnecessary words. Let's start the banquet. Enjoy yourselves, everyone!" Melanie had initially planned to introduce Lily to sbusiness elites. But knowing Lily's aversion to such interactions, she didn't force her.

Lily grabbed a bottle of wine and headed straight for her Class 18 classmates.

Most attendees had done sbackground research on Lily. To them, she was a country bumplin with no family backing who got lucky.

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Though the Laurier family's act of publicly acknowledging Lily as their daughter-in-law surprised many, none of them saw her as someone Important or useful to them. They were here to network with those who could benefit them, so they focused on toasting Loid and his family and paid no attention to Lily.

Upon noticing this, Joseph and Maxwell were visibly displeased. They were well aware of the snobbish nature of the elites of Bridgeport. They were neglecting Uly because they believed she wasn't beneficial to them. Infuriated by their cold treatment toward Lily, Joseph picked up a glass of wine to approach her, only to sex see Maxwell heading in the sdirection at the stime. They exchanged a glance and paused when they noticed Shannon approaching Lily.

Lily was chatting casually with Anya and lan when Shannon approached them. She gave Shannon a perfunctory glance before looking away. Shannon was dressed in a light yellow dress with her hair pinned back. She looked every bit the sensual beauty.

She raised her glass with a smile, "Congratulations on finally being recognized by the Laurier family.”

Before Lily could respond, lan cut Shannon off, "What do you mean by "finally? The Laurier family has always recognized Lily. Stop vying for attention!"

Shannon ignored lan and continued to talk to Lily, "I think there were smisunderstandings between us believe there's no need for sisters to keep holding grudges. I hope you can forgivefor any wrongs I've committed in the past.” Like RICH WOMEN? These women desperately want a mature men! JOIN NOW *Waming* these rich women will persue you.

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