"Remember, once we're inside, you will be polite to her. No more running your mouth, and no more causing trouble!"
Marianne was furious at being scolded by Patrick in public, but she couldn't argue.
She knew Patrick was right.
Her words had been the reason the heads of Titancrest Group and NovaForge Capital were so annoyed.
Whatever relationship Mr. Anderson and Mr. Han had with Serena, it wasn't something to be discussed openly.
After all, both men were married, with children nearly Serena's age.
Marianne could only swallow her pride and shut her mouth.
Dejected, the group walked toward the manor, invitation in hand.
Just as they reached the entrance, a guard stopped them. "Excuse me, please show me your invitation."
Patrick was already fuming. He had just seen these same guards respectfully usher Serena inside without even glancing at her invitation.
Now, here they were, holding their invitation out, and this guard dared to stop them?
Patrick's face turned pale with anger. He angrily shoved the invitation toward the guard's face. “The invitation! Are you blind? Here's our invitation!”
Another guard swiftly intercepted the card, his expression turning cold as he warned, "Honored guest, please mind your conduct!"
Marianne saw the guard's attitude and recalled how respectful they had been to Serena, yet how cold they were to them.
Was he implying they were somehow inferior to Serena?
Her temper flared. "That woman just now... you didn't even look at her invitation, but you're stopping us when we have ours in hard? What? Do you think our invitation is a fake?”
The guard glanced in the direction Serena had gone and sneered. "You... want to compare yourselves to that young lady?"
His words made the Wynn family's hearts sink.
Hailey was so angry she clenched the fabric of her skirt, her swollen face luckily concealing her twisted expression.
They were the Wynns, a prestigious family. How could they not compare to some lowlife from the slums?
As far as she was concerned, Serena must have used some trick, or maybe she had slept with all the guards to get them to sneak her in!
At that moment, the guard who had taken the invitation said flatly, "Yes. We have never heard of a Wynn Group As per protocol, we must verify the authenticity of your invitation FindNovel.net
"Excuse me, please wait a moment."
The Wynns were left standing at the manor entrance.
They watched as guest after guest presented their invitations and were waved through security.
But they were left standing off to the side like fools.
Other guests were giving them strange looks.
They were utterly humiliated.
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To make matters worse, the guard verifying the invitation was moving at a snail's pace staring at a computer screen and typing who-knows-what. fo FindNovel.net