Chapter 1453 Is He Coming?
At the orphanage, Queenie helped out by handing out gifts to the children. Everyone felt a sense of affinity toward her as she looked exactly like Jessie. They saw her as a warm, friendly older sister.
The Silversteins stayed at the orphanage until 2.00PM and had lunch with the children. When Maggie saw the tiny room Jessie used growing up, she couldn’t stop her tears from flowing as her heart filled with indescribable pain.
Once the family got back to Silverstein Residence, Queenie ushered her parents upstairs to rest as they needed to host the dinner party tonight.
There were slightly over fifty guests coming to the party; all of Brandon’s business acquaintances had been invited, along with the Silversteins’ relatives. As it was held at the grand hall at the Mansons’ hotel, it was undoubtedly going to be a grand affair.
At approximately 4.00PM, a team of stylists came over to help the sisters prepare for the event tonight, in which Jessie’s last name was going to change from Landry to Silverstein officially. As for her official documentation, they had made the arrangements to change it tomorrow.
At last, the family of four had finally reunited.
Queenie gave Nigel a call in the privacy of her bedroom and reminded him, “Don’t forget to invite Julian.”
“Don’t worry! I already told him about it. He’ll be there.”
She didn’t tell Jessie about it just yet as she wanted to give Jessie a surprise. She knew that Jessie would be pleased if Julian came.
For tonight’s event, Jessie was wearing an exquisite-detailing, pale green dress that seemed light and airy. Although the silhouette was simple enough, the dress was full of intricate designs; the chest area of her dress was covered in tiny crystals, and the cut of her dress highlighted her slim waist and elegant curves. The stylist who did Jessie’s hair and makeup took inspiration from the dress and gave her a look that suited it perfectly.
Meanwhile, Queenie had chosen a white gown instead and wore her hair down with a pearl hair clip to give it an accent. She wouldn’t be taking the limelight away from Jessie, but she was nonetheless captivating.
At 5.30PM, the family left for the hotel.
Nigel had invited his parents as well, so the Manson couple and the Silverstein couple met up at the hotel beforehand. Both families were thrilled with the marriage of their child and had begun treating each other as in-laws as they got along swimmingly together.
Queenie’s phone started ringing. She was startled when she saw it was Leslie who was calling her. “Hi, Leslie. Why are you calling?”
“Queenie, I heard you have found your real sister and that you’re throwing her a dinner party tonight. Can I come too?” Leslie requested.
“Sorry, Leslie, but it’s better if you don’t,” she rejected.
“Please, Queenie. Let me come and see your sister!” He was still eager to join the dinner party.
However, she was firm about it. “You’re not invited. Goodbye.”
She hung up at once. She and Leslie couldn’t even be friends anymore. There was no way she’d invite him to the dinner party.
The dinner party was about to start, and most of the guests had arrived. Jessie left the lounge and started making her way over to the hall. Along the way, she heard several people greeting her.
“Good evening, Miss Silverstein.”
Jessie assumed that they thought she was her sister, so she went along with it and smiled politely in response. Looks like most people won’t be able to tell us apart. They’ll probably keep mixing us up tonight.
She came to the hall and stood by a pillar at the side as she surveyed the crowd in anticipation of someone’s arrival.
Although Julian had promised her parents last night that he would be coming, she wasn’t sure he would. He’s a busy man. Maybe he won’t find the time to come.
Therefore, as Jessie wasn’t sure whether he could make it, it made her anticipate his presence even more.
However, after sweeping through the crowd, she didn’t see any sign of him. She couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.
Right at that moment, a deep voice called out behind her, “Who are you looking for, Miss Jessie Silverstein?”
It was a magnetic, attractive voice.
Who else could it be, apart from Julian?
Jessie stiffened in shock as she quickly wiped all traces of disappointment off her face and did her best to contain her joy. She turned to face the man behind her with a polite smile.
“I’m looking for Queenie!” she answered. Well, I couldn’t possibly tell him that I was looking for him.
