The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back by Juliette Vaughan

Chapter 127

A guest said, "So, Nion wasn't invited here by Ms. Prescott, but rather by Crown&Culture. And Ms. Prescott lied,

claiming Nion cbecause of her invitation."

The crowd cast meaningful gazes at Marissa, and the atmosphere shifted. The guests present were sharp and

immediately understood what Marissa's intention had been.

They thought, 'Ms. Vanderbilt is a fan of Nion, and Marissa did this to win her favor. Just as Nion's

assistant said, maybe Marissa really did have her friend contact Nion and beg with a humble attitude. But Nion

never paid any attention to her.

'And Marissa promised Ms. Vanderbilt that she would meet Nion. So, she had to make sure Ms. Vanderbilt saw

Nion. Fortunately, Crown&Culture invited Nion to attend.

‘Somehow, Marissa found out this and rushed to bring Ms. Vanderbilt here. With the Vanderbilt family backing

them, Jwould never have turned them away.’

Jhad already been somewhat dissatisfied with Marissa's pushy behavior. To prove Lucy's words and expose

Marissa, she nodded. "Yes, | did send the invitation to Ms. Green two weeks ago.

"I had even planned to arrange an exclusive interview with Ms. Sutton. However, Ms. Sutton said that she only

wanted to help children in rural areas, so she declined our interview."

At this point, the guests immediately understood. They looked at Marissa with even more complex expressions.

However, due to the influence of the Vanderbilt family, they didn't dare show their contempt too openly.

But Diana wasn't afraid. She covered her mouth and laughed, the green gemstone on her slender finger catching

the light.

"I think she's just gotten used to bragging and lying on a whim," Diana said, then glanced at Evelyn. "Don't learn

from her. One should be down-to-earth and honest. Lies always get exposed one day."

Evelyn nodded in agreement. "lI wouldn't dare. How embarrassing!"

"You... What are you talking about? Marissa wouldn't..." Kayla tried to defend Marissa, but she found she couldn't

because Marissa had indeed boasted to her.

Marissa's face turned pale, and her body trembled. Fortunately, the lights were dim, so she could still hold

herself together. Marissa knew she had becthe laughingstock of the room. She struggled to suppress the

anger building inside her, lowered her voice, and said calmly, "I never said Ni..."

Marissa had initially intended to say "Nion," but when she thought that "Nion" was actually the one who had put

her in this situation, she couldn't say it.

After a pause, she adjusted her words and continued, "I never said | invited her. Perhaps | wasn't clear enough

earlier, which led Kayla and everyone here to misunderstand."

Diana raised an eyebrow as she recalled that Marissa never actually confirmed that Nion was invited by her. She

had only vaguely said that she had contacted Nion's assistant through a friend.

Diana thought, 'Marissa is clever. She knew not to make her statements too certain and leave herself an escape

route.’

Kayla looked at Marissa. "But Marissa, you..." Kayla thought, 'She clearly toldbefore she invited that Nion.

Now, it's as if I misunderstood her?"

"What's wrong with me?" Marissa responded calmly.

Kayla bit her lip and thought, 'Maybe | really misunderstood. Marissa just wanted to helpmeet my idol. No

matter how it happened, she was only doing it for my good."

The auction was nearing its end. Despite ssetbacks, the remaining process had to continue.

"Ms. Vanderbilt, please cup to the stage and take a photo with Ms. Sutton," Jcalled again.

Kayla, feeling complicated, walked up to the stage. Holding the painting she had long desired, she took the

photo with the artist. However, Kayla's smile seemed forced, never quite natural.

After the photo, Paisley once again thanked Kayla in a professional tone. "Thank you once again, Ms. Vanderbilt,

for spending sixty million dollars to purchase my painting and making a huge contribution to the girls in

impoverished areas."

During the bidding, Kayla was stirred by Paisley's provocations and was impulsive. Now, as she looked at Paisley

in front of her, she finally realized.

‘Paisley intentionally competed with me, pushingto bid such a high price for this painting.’ Upon realizing

this, Kayla thought she would feel angry, but strangely, when she looked at Paisley's face, she couldn't feel

anger.

Once Kayla accepted this truth, it was as if she had been torn in two, with two voices constantly pulling at her

mind. Gradually, the voice of "Paisley is your idol" began to dominate her thoughts.

The voice kept telling Kayla, "Paisley is your life mentor, and Paisley's painting is the soul's home." Kayla kept

telling herself, ‘Paisley. Paisley is my idol.’

Now, when Kayla looked at Paisley, she no longer felt disgusted. In fact, she felt as though Paisley was subtly

glowing. She thought, 'Is this the so-called idol aura?"

"Uh..." Kayla awkwardly spoke, wanting to say something to Paisley.

But Paisley no longer paid attention to her and walked straight off the stage, returning to the table with the child

representatives.

By the tthe auction ended, Kayla had yet to find a chance to speak to Paisley.

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In the parking lot, Paisley and Lucy were walking toward their car. But suddenly, Kayla's voice cfrom behind.

"Wait a minute.

"Ms. Sutton, is she calling you?" Lucy turned around and saw Kayla following Paisley closely behind. Paisley

furrowed her brows, feeling a bit irritated. "Don't mind her."

"Alright." Lucy quickened her pace, walking ahead to open the car door.

Kayla had caught up and blocked Paisley's way. Her cheeks were slightly flushed, though it was unclear whether

it was from running or from excitement.

"Don't block the way." Paisley wasn't in the mood to argue with Kayla and didn't want to hear any more

nonsense.

Kayla widened her eyes but, for once, didn't shout at Paisley. "Are you really Mr. Va...Nion?"

Paisley, trying to remain patient, replied, "Ms. Vanderbilt, | don't want to argue with you. Please move aside.

Realizing Paisley had misunderstood her intentions, Kayla started to panic. Her remaining pride made her

awkwardly say, "Since you are Nion, why didn't you tell me?"

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