Chapter 565
Marianne quickly followed after them. “Mrs. Lennox, Mrs. Hayes, we were just chatting over here. Would you like to join us? We could also talk about the partnership between our families p>
“I’m sorry, we have other things to attend to,” the two ladies replied, their tone polite but distant.
At this point, even the people around them could see that the two women clearly wanted nothing to do with them.
Marianne’s face paled slightly.
That wasn’t right.
Patrick had invited the Lennox and Hayes families to cheer Hailey on, hadn’t he?
What was the meaning of this?
Annoyed, Marianne watched as the two women walked toward the inner circle. Her frown deepened.
Although the Wynn family had been personally invited to the competition by Daphne, their seats were not in the main floor.
That area was supposedly reserved for the absolute elite the rich and powerful, or renowned titans of the industry.
In short, it was a level the Wynn family couldn’t hope to reach.
While Mrs. Lennox and Mrs. Hayes certainly had the status to enter the inner circle, they weren’t involved in the jewelry industry, so they shouldn’t have received an invitation from Ms. Rainsford, right?
So how were they able to get in?
Marianne couldn’t help but glance toward the inner circle again.
She saw the two ladies walk to the front row and stop, saying something to a seated person.
They were too far away for Marianne to see clearly, but she could tell the two women seemed quite happy.
Then, the person sitting there stood up.
That silhouette p>
Why did it look so familiar?
Just as Marianne was about to take a closer look, she heard Hailey’s excited voice. “Mom, Adrian and Mr. and Mrs. Cole are here p>
Marianne turned and saw the Coles and Adrian walking over with warm smiles.
Adrian handed a bouquet of flowers to Hailey. “Hailey, good luck in the competition today p>
Her attention was instantly drawn away, and she stopped thinking about the situation in the inner circle. She would ask Patrick later what Mr. Anderson and Mr. Hayes were thinking.
Marianne put on a smile and walked over to the Coles to exchange pleasantries.
“Mr. and Mrs, Cole, with you here to cheer Hailey on, she will definitely do her best today,” she said with a grin, glancing at Hailey. “The Lancaster family is also taking Hailey’s competition very seriously today. You see the jewelry she’s wearing?
It’s the signature piece she personally designed for the young Miss Lancaster’s jewelry company p>
Marianne was pulling out all the stops, eager to show off how outstanding her daughter was.
She wanted to prove her own competence and foresight!
She also wanted the Coles to understand that the Wynn family had moved up in the world. They not only had a personal invitation from Ms Rainsford but also the backing of the Lancaster family.
The Coles’ previous condescension toward them would no longer be acceptable.
At her words, Mrs. Cole’s gaze fell on the necklace Hailey was wearing, and a flash
of amazement appeared in her eyes.
The set of jewelry was incredibly expensive.
It could indeed be considered a company’s signature piece.
This Hailey really did have some talent.
Previously Mrs. Cole had always been rather haughty in Marianne’s presence Even when she had taken the initiative to make peace, she had maintained a superior, almost condescending attitude.
She completely looked down on Marianne’s nouveau riche behavior.