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Chapter 98
After stepping outside, she couldn't help but feel giddy with excitement. She told everyone she ran into that the CEO was going to attend her birthday party. She'd even invited most of the secretarial department. Everyone were pretty surprised.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.
Lisa, the pampered daughter of the Meadows family, had been the talk of the office since her first day. Everyone knew that instead of staying in her family's empire, she'd chosen to work here as a secretary assistant to get close to Connor. But, frankly, nobody thought much of her.
First off, the Meadows family was considered a big deal in Riverbrook, but they were nothing compared to the Sartori family. Everyone figured the CEO's future wife would be from the elite Eldridge circle, someone with a matching pedigree. A small-town lady like Lisa could barely hope to catch his eye.
Secondly, well, Lisa's personality was a bit... let's just say she wasn't exactly high society material.
However, once word got out that the CEO had agreed to attend her party, the flattery began. The women in the secretarial department were clearly envious, and some even sarcastically called her "future Mrs. Sartori."
Lisa felt like she was floating on air all day. Maybe, just maybe, she really would become Mrs. Sartori soon.
That evening, right after Chloe finished her livestream, she received a gift box from Lisa. Inside was a white evening dress. Chloe recognized it immediately an old design from Chanel's collection, which was now worth over twenty thousand dollars. Its simple, elegant style was just her taste. There was also a card inside, in Lisa's handwriting: [A dress Mom prepared for you. You must wear it. Don't let Mom's good intentions go to waste.] Chloe's lips curled into a knowing smile. Lisa's intentions were clear as day. She'd used Leah's name to give Chloe a plain, modest dress, probably to make sure she wouldn't outshine her at the party.
Not that Chloe had any plans to steal her spotlight.
So, the next evening, she wore that white dress to the banquet hall on the 87th floor of Cloud Top. Cloud Top had 88 floors, with the top floors reserved for banquet halls. The top-floor hall was most impressive, surrounded by glass
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walls and topped with a transparent
glass dome. The view wansparent
breathtaking. With a view of the
moon above and the city below, you felt like you were standing on top of the world and could reach out and touch the stars. That was how Cloud Top got its name.
The top floor wasn't open to the public and only reserved for hosting state leaders. So, Lisa's birthday party was held in the next best place, the 87th- floor banquet hall. Even this was a top-tier venue. The rental costs hit seven figures.
Today was Lisa and Chloe's 23rd
birthday party. The Meadows family had gone aftout, inviting nearly every wealthy and influential person in town. Everyone knew the real
reason, though. It was to queuel.ne?
recent online rumors about the real and fake daughters of the Meadows family.
The story of the true and fake daughters was no secret among Riverbrook's elite, even though the Meadows family had tried to handle it discreetly. Word was that Lisa had been switched at birth with Ann's newborn daughter. Ann didn't switch the babies just to make her own child a rich heiress. It was done as an act of revenge on Leah. The older ladies of Riverbrook knew Ann and Leah weren't just friends. They used to be the best of BFFs.