Substitute Her to Love You (Charlotte and Patrick)

Chapter 314

I could understand what others said. However, instead of responding to them, I only smiled.

The whole banquet lasted for more than three hours. Standing there in my high heels, I felt that my feet were in great pain. Even so, I put on a smile on my face.

My face didn't even change at all.

The banquet was over. Before the crowd dispersed, Shelton asked me, "Aren't you feeling comfortable while wearing high heels?"

I shook my head, smiling formally, "Not that bad."

Looking at me, Shelton frowned slightly, directly bent down without any deliberation, and picked me up in his arms, walking to the door!

"What are you doing?"

Feeling shocked, I didn't expect Shelton to hug me in his arms suddenly!

He looked at me and said with distress in his eyes, "Sorry, I was too busy talking to others. So I ignored you, leaving you standing for so long."

"It doesn't matter. Put me down. I can still walk."

At this moment, other guests all looked over with different expressions on their faces.

On the contrary, I was even more embarrassed, saying, "Others are watching us."

"Let them be." Shelton said in disapproval, "My fiancee feels that her feet are in pain. Isn't it normal for me to carry her in my arms?"

"But..."

"There is no 'but'. I will watch out for this in the future."

Shelton interrupted me.

We entered an elevator.

He carried me in his arms all the way to the car, put me in the passenger's seat, and took off my shoes for me. Then he took off his suit and placed it on the ground under the passenger's seat, saying, "Put your feet here so that you will be more comfortable."

"No need."

I wanted to help him pick up his suit. However, Shelton pressed my feet to the ground.

And I stepped directly on his suit.

Holding my high heels in his hands, he placed them in the back seat before getting in the driver's seat.

He drove me home.

Everything was the same as it had been yesterday.

Staying by Shelton's side for three days, I had been smiling like a doll.

Over the past three days, news of how Shelton and I were affectionate to each other had been covered numerous times by the media.

For a time, Shelton was a perfect example of a good man.

He was rich and yet not promiscuous.

But I knew his intentions very well. Without saying anything, he cleverly took advantage of some public opinion and other things to pressure me to stay by his side.

On the fourth day, a small-scale auction which the Gifted Design Award held for Nancy and me finally began.

The relationship between Shelton and I had been crazily reposted on the Internet, attracting more people to attend this auction.

After Nancy and I arrived at the auction venue, we found that many reporters were also there.

Nancy and I followed the staff to a lounge.

In the lounge, I saw Mullen Maddox, the Vice President of Gifted Design Home Furnishing which was the main holder of the Gifted Design Award. Moreover, I met their Chief Designer,

Jovana Hyatt.

Logically speaking, when it came to this kind of auction and this kind of competition, no way that a vice president would show up for it.

Mullen was highly likely to show up this time because of Shelton.

Sure enough, upon seeing me, he said respectfully, "Miss Nolan, I've heard a lot about you."

"Hello, Mr. Mullen." I shook hands with Mullen.

Before the auction started, Mullen and Jovana asked me about the studio.

After that, the main topic was about my personal affairs.

They basically asked me meaningless questions, like when Shelton and I would get married.

I was confused, wondering why the two of them, with one being the Vice President and the other one being the Chief Designer, would be so gossipy.

Fortunately, it did not take long before the auction began.

We sat at the backstage and looked at the scene.

As a result, I saw Shelton sitting at the very front!

"Why is he here?"

All of a sudden, I got nervous.

"He won't buy my work, will he?"

"No, he can't!"

After informing Nancy, Mullen, and others, I went to the scene hurriedly.

At this time, the scene was originally closed off. But because of my special identity, the staff still let me in.

I bent over, walked to Shelton's side, and pulled him, whispering, "You can't buy my work."

Shelton looked at me and patted the chair beside him.

I sat down.

Holding me in his arms, he leaned his head and put his thin lips on my ear, saying, "Don't worry, I won't."

We were close to each other, looking ambiguous. And I could feel his hot breath.

As I saw that we were at a public occasion, my face turned red slightly. And I felt a little embarrassed, asking him in a low voice, "Then why did you come here?"

"I am here to see you." Shelton said with a smile, "Others all know our relationship. If I bid for your work, no one will be so shameless as to raise the price. In that case, won't my baby's work be

devalued?"

Shelton was right.

If nobody insisted on getting my work, taking Shelton's identity into account, they probably would all be willing to give up bidding for my work.

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Shelton didn't raise his sign even once.

In the end, dramatically, both Nancy's and my work were bought by Reid's Real Estate Group.

After the auction was over, the boss of Reid's Real Estate Group came over.

Although I didn't know him, I knew the one behind him, Bache Reid.

Kelsi had bought my house for Bache previously.

The boss of Reid's Real Estate Group came over while staring at Shelton all the time, "Mr. Shelton."

Shelton shook hands with him and said, "You bought my Janetta's work as well as that of her partner. I'm sure that you won't be disappointed." "That's right. I like these two works very much. This time, I'm determined to get them."

After saying that, the boss of Reid's Real Estate Group intended to shake hands with me.

As soon as he looked up and saw me, he was obviously stunned. He moved his lips, failing to say anything for a long time.

Shelton, who was next to me, said in a displeased voice, "What's wrong?"

There was a strong desire of possession for me in his tone.

The boss of Reid's Real Estate Group shook his head and said, "Nothing, nothing. It's just that...Designer Nolan looks a little familiar to me."

His words stunned me!

"Could it be that..."

"Could it be that he knows my mom?"

Next to him, Bache echoed, "I think so as well."

Shelton seemed to have thought that they recognized me. Reaching out to hug me, he said, "Janetta had been overseas ever since her childhood. She's been in Town S since she came back from abroad. I'm afraid you made a mistake."

"So that's how it is."

The two of them spoke in unison.

With Shelton's presence, I didn't voice my confusion.

Originally, I wanted to ask him after I brought back the photos of Jessica. But I was too busy to bother with this matter.

Now that such a thing had happened, I felt somewhat reluctant to ask him for help.

Soon, Nancy arrived. The two of us had a chat with the boss of Reid's Real Estate Group.

He suddenly said, "Designer Nolan, Design Nancy, I want to use your designs in a holiday villa. But I have an idea. Can you two merge your designs into one?"

"Merging them into one?"

Nancy asked.

"Yes, it is to stick to their original styles and merge them into one. It happens that one of your works is of a modern style and the other one of a retro style. You guys can create a work that can integrate both styles and make them independent from each other."

Hearing this, I immediately got his point.

Nancy and I looked at each other. After thinking for a second, we said in unison, "Yes, we can."